Elimination and Specimen Collection
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded (2025)
Urinary .Elimination .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Natural .process .that .individuals .take
.for .granted .until .it .is .altered .by .some .uncontrollable .physiologic .factor.
.Patients .needing .assistance .with .this .will .often .require .physiologic .and
.psychological .assistance .from .you.
Physiologic .Support .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-At .times .involves .an .invasive
.procedure, .such .as .the .insertion .of .a .urinary .catheter .into .the .bladder.
Psychological .Support .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Adjust .to .a .visible .urine .collection
.drainage .bag.
UTI .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Urinary .Tract .Infection. .Urinary .tract .is .susceptible .to
.infections, .particularly .when .invaded, .as .is .the .case .when .a .sterile .catheter .is
.inserted.
Sterile .Asepsis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Apply .the .principles .of .this .when
.inserting .a .catheter.
Urine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Clears .the .body .of .waste .materials .and .aids .in
.maintaining .the .balance .of .electrolytes.
Urine .Flow .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Conditions .that .interfere .with .urinary .drainage
.have .the .capacity .to .create .a .health .crisis. .Important .to .reestablish .flow .as
.soon .as .possible .to .prevent .the .buildup .of .toxins .in .the .bloodstream.
At .Risk .Patients .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Those .who .have .undergone .surgical
.procedures .of .the .bladder, .the .prostate, .or .the .vagina; .
2. .patients .with .primary .urologic .problems, .such .as .urethral .stricture; .and .
3. .those .who .are .critically .ill .with .multisystemic .problems.
Urinary .Catheters .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Used .to .maintain .urine .flow, .
2. .divert .urine .flow .to .facilitate .healing .postoperatively, .3. .introduce
.medications .by .irrigation, .and .
4. .dilate .or .prevent .narrowing .of .some .portions .of .the .urinary .tract.
, Catheters .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Used .for .both .intermittent .and .continuous
.urinary .drainage.
2. .Can .be .introduced .into .bladder, .ureter .or .kidney.
3. .Measured .by .French .(F .or .Fr) .system.
4. .Urethral .range .in .size .from .14 .- .24 .Fr.
5. .Ureter .range .in .size .from .4 .- .6 .Fr .(physician .always .inserts .these).
Catheterization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Of .the .bladder .involves .introducing .a
.rubber .or .plastic .tube .through .the .meatus .and .the .urethra .and .into .the .urinary
.bladder.
Coude .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Tiemann .catheter. .Has .a .tapered .tip, .is
.selected .for .ease .of .insertion .when .enlargement .of .the .prostate .gland .is
.suspected. .The .curved .stylet .is .used .to .assist .the .physician .in .the .insertion .of
.a .urethral .catheter .in .a .male .patient.
Foley .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Indwelling .catheter. .Designed .with .a
.balloon .near .its .tip .that .is .possible .to .inflate .after .insertion, .holding .the
.catheter .in .the .urinary .bladder .for .continuous .drainage.
de .Pezzer .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mushroom .catheter. .Are .used .to .drain
.urine .from .the .renal .pelvis .of .the .kidney.
Robinson .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Has .multiple .openings .in .its .tip .to
.facilitate .intermittent .drainage.
Malecot .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Winged-tip .catheter. .Are .used .to .drain
.urine .from .the .renal .pelvis .of .the .kidney.
Ureteral .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Long .and .slender .to .pass .into .the
.ureters.
Whistle-Tip .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Slanted, .larger .orifice .at .its .tip .to .be
.used .it .there .is .blood .in .the .urine.
Diverting .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Cystostomy, .vesicostomy, .or
.suprapubic .catheter.
2. .Introduced .through .abdominal .wall .above .the .symphysis .pubis .to .create .a
.temporary .urinary .diversion.
3. .Diverts .urine .flow .from .urethra .as .needed .to .treat .injury .(to .bony .pelvis,
.urinary .tract, .or .surrounding .organs), .strictures, .or .obstruction.
4. .Inserted .via .surgical .incision .or .puncture .of .abdominal .and .bladder .walls
.with .a .trocar .cannula.
5. .Connected .to .sterile .closed .drainage .system .and .secured .to .avoid .accidental
.removal
6. .Wound .is .covered .with .a .sterile .dressing.
7. .Once .lower .urinary .tract .has .healed, .ability .to .void .is .tested .by .clamping
.catheter .so .patient .will .try .to .void .naturally.
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded (2025)
Urinary .Elimination .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Natural .process .that .individuals .take
.for .granted .until .it .is .altered .by .some .uncontrollable .physiologic .factor.
.Patients .needing .assistance .with .this .will .often .require .physiologic .and
.psychological .assistance .from .you.
Physiologic .Support .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-At .times .involves .an .invasive
.procedure, .such .as .the .insertion .of .a .urinary .catheter .into .the .bladder.
Psychological .Support .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Adjust .to .a .visible .urine .collection
.drainage .bag.
UTI .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Urinary .Tract .Infection. .Urinary .tract .is .susceptible .to
.infections, .particularly .when .invaded, .as .is .the .case .when .a .sterile .catheter .is
.inserted.
Sterile .Asepsis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Apply .the .principles .of .this .when
.inserting .a .catheter.
Urine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Clears .the .body .of .waste .materials .and .aids .in
.maintaining .the .balance .of .electrolytes.
Urine .Flow .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Conditions .that .interfere .with .urinary .drainage
.have .the .capacity .to .create .a .health .crisis. .Important .to .reestablish .flow .as
.soon .as .possible .to .prevent .the .buildup .of .toxins .in .the .bloodstream.
At .Risk .Patients .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Those .who .have .undergone .surgical
.procedures .of .the .bladder, .the .prostate, .or .the .vagina; .
2. .patients .with .primary .urologic .problems, .such .as .urethral .stricture; .and .
3. .those .who .are .critically .ill .with .multisystemic .problems.
Urinary .Catheters .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Used .to .maintain .urine .flow, .
2. .divert .urine .flow .to .facilitate .healing .postoperatively, .3. .introduce
.medications .by .irrigation, .and .
4. .dilate .or .prevent .narrowing .of .some .portions .of .the .urinary .tract.
, Catheters .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Used .for .both .intermittent .and .continuous
.urinary .drainage.
2. .Can .be .introduced .into .bladder, .ureter .or .kidney.
3. .Measured .by .French .(F .or .Fr) .system.
4. .Urethral .range .in .size .from .14 .- .24 .Fr.
5. .Ureter .range .in .size .from .4 .- .6 .Fr .(physician .always .inserts .these).
Catheterization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Of .the .bladder .involves .introducing .a
.rubber .or .plastic .tube .through .the .meatus .and .the .urethra .and .into .the .urinary
.bladder.
Coude .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Tiemann .catheter. .Has .a .tapered .tip, .is
.selected .for .ease .of .insertion .when .enlargement .of .the .prostate .gland .is
.suspected. .The .curved .stylet .is .used .to .assist .the .physician .in .the .insertion .of
.a .urethral .catheter .in .a .male .patient.
Foley .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Indwelling .catheter. .Designed .with .a
.balloon .near .its .tip .that .is .possible .to .inflate .after .insertion, .holding .the
.catheter .in .the .urinary .bladder .for .continuous .drainage.
de .Pezzer .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mushroom .catheter. .Are .used .to .drain
.urine .from .the .renal .pelvis .of .the .kidney.
Robinson .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Has .multiple .openings .in .its .tip .to
.facilitate .intermittent .drainage.
Malecot .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Winged-tip .catheter. .Are .used .to .drain
.urine .from .the .renal .pelvis .of .the .kidney.
Ureteral .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Long .and .slender .to .pass .into .the
.ureters.
Whistle-Tip .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Slanted, .larger .orifice .at .its .tip .to .be
.used .it .there .is .blood .in .the .urine.
Diverting .Catheter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Cystostomy, .vesicostomy, .or
.suprapubic .catheter.
2. .Introduced .through .abdominal .wall .above .the .symphysis .pubis .to .create .a
.temporary .urinary .diversion.
3. .Diverts .urine .flow .from .urethra .as .needed .to .treat .injury .(to .bony .pelvis,
.urinary .tract, .or .surrounding .organs), .strictures, .or .obstruction.
4. .Inserted .via .surgical .incision .or .puncture .of .abdominal .and .bladder .walls
.with .a .trocar .cannula.
5. .Connected .to .sterile .closed .drainage .system .and .secured .to .avoid .accidental
.removal
6. .Wound .is .covered .with .a .sterile .dressing.
7. .Once .lower .urinary .tract .has .healed, .ability .to .void .is .tested .by .clamping
.catheter .so .patient .will .try .to .void .naturally.
