Bard Lubricath Foley Tray With Hydrophillic-Coated Catheter

Lubricath Foley Tray Benefits

• Allows atraumatic insertion for enhanced patient comfort
• Tamper-Evident Seal provides a clear indication of system opening, a key area of bacterial entrance to the urinary tract
  
• EZ-LOK Sampling Port eliminates the risk of needlestick injuries and allows for needle-free aspiration
  

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• Never allow tubing to loop or kink
• Position the drainage bag at the foot of the bed
• Hold spine and lift meter to facilitate emptying

• Always keep the drainage bag lower than the catheter and the patients bladder
• When the patient is being transported on a gurney
• When the patient ambulates
• When the patient is using a wheelchair
  Otherwise it can slow emptying of the bladder, causing patient discomfort and potentially increasing the risk of contamination system

• Occlude drainage tubing a minimum of 3" below the sampling port by kinking the tubing until urine is visible under the access site
• Swab surface of Bard EZ-Lok Sampling Port with antiseptic wipe 
• Using aseptic technique, position the syringe in the center of the sampling port. The syringe should be held perpendicular to the surface of the sampling port (at approximately 80^o-100^o angle), press the syringe firmly and twist gently to access the sampling port
• Slowly aspirate urine sample into syringe and remove from sample port
• Unkink tubing and transfer urine specimen into specimen cup, discard syringe according to hospital protocol
• Follow established hospital protocol for specimen labeling and transport to lab

• Proper Catheter Inflation:
  - Ensure that the Bard Foley catheter balloon is positioned well within the patients bladder.
  - Slowly, with a gentle, constant force, inflate the Bard Foley catheter balloon with the volume prescribed on the package. Note that a 5cc balloon must be inflated with between 9cc and 10cc of sterile water.
  - Improperly inflated Bard Foley catheter balloons may cause drainage and deflation difficulties.
  

• Catheter Deflation:
  -Select a luer slip syringe
  - Slide the plunger of the syringe up and down the barrel of the syringe several times to "loosen it up"
  - Compress the plunger all the way and then pull back the plunger slightly so that it does not adhere to the front of the syringe barrel
  - Gently insert syringe in the catheter valve
  - Do not use more force than is required to make the syringe "stick" in the valve
  - Allow the pressure within the balloon to force the plunger back and fill the syringe with water
  - If the user notice slow or no deflation, re-seat the syringe gently, once again, allow the balloon to deflate slowly on its own
  - If the balloon does not deflate, reposition the patient
  - Ensure that the catheter is not in traction - the proximal end of the catheter is not compressed within the bladder neck
  - Ensure that urine flows freely
  - Attempt to deflate the balloon by using the pressure in the balloon to force water into the syringe
  - If the balloon still fails to deflate, apply very gentle, slow aspiration, aspiration that is too rapid or too forceful, may cause the inflation lumen within the Foley catheter to collapse
  - If permitted by hospital protocol, the valve arm may be severed
  - If this fails, contact an adequately trained professional for assistance, as directed by hospital protocol