The nurse is supervising the care of a patient with a urinary catheter by an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which action by the UAP would prompt the nurse to intervene immediately?

Sets the drainage bag in the wheelchair with the patient while transporting the patient. Setting the drainage bag in the wheelchair with the patient puts the patient at risk for urine backflowing into the bladder, which increases the patient’s risk for infection. The bag must below the level of the bladder at all times. The UAP would be correct in securing the catheter to the patient’s leg, cleansing the urethral meatus after each bowel movement, and emptying and recording the urine every four hours.

The nurse is supervising the care of a patient with a urinary cat...

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