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What is a Foley catheter?
A Foley catheter is a sterile tube that is inserted into your bladder to drain urine. It is also called an indwelling urinary catheter.  There are 3 main types of catheters:

Indwelling catheter
Condom catheter
Intermittent self-catheter

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INDWELLING URETHRAL CATHETERS
An indwelling urinary catheter is one that is left in the bladder. You may use an indwelling catheter for a short time or a long time.  An indwelling catheter collects urine by attaching to a drainage bag.

CONDOM CATHETERS
Condom catheters can be used by men with incontinence. There is no tube placed inside the penis. Instead, a condom-like device is placed over the penis. A tube leads from this device to a drainage bag. The condom catheter must be changed every day.

INTERMITTENT CATHETERS
You would use an intermittent catheter when you only need to use a catheter sometimes or you do not want to wear a bag. You or your caregiver will insert the catheter to drain the bladder and then remove it. This can be done only once or several times a day. The frequency will depend on the reason you need to use this method or how much urine needs to be drained from the bladder.

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Female Foley catheter

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INSERTING A FOLEY CATHETER ON A FEMALE PATIENT/SKILL DEMO

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Male Foley Catheter

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Inserting an Indwelling Urinary Catheter in a Male Patient

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1. What allergies do we need to assess for when doing this skill?
2. What is an alternative to Betadine?
3. In what order do we use the Betadine swabs?
4. How do we know when we are in the right spot?
5. What should you do if you accidentally put the catheter in the vagina?

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A health care provider may recommend that you use a catheter if you have:

Urinary incontinence (leaking urine or being unable to control when you urinate), Urinary retention (being unable to empty your bladder when you need to), Surgery on the prostate or genitals, Other medical conditions such as Multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or dementia

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Complications of catheter use include:

Allergy or sensitivity to latex, Bladder stones, Blood infections (septicemia), Blood in the urine (hematuria), Kidney damage (usually only with long-term, indwelling catheter use), Urethral injury, Urinary tract or kidney infections, Bladder cancer (only after long-term indwelling catheter)

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There is a case study with questions on black board in the discussion area. Please answer questions in black board.

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Practice Cases Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections. (n.d.). Retrieved November 12, 2020, from http://www.adph.org/hai/assets/CAUTI_Case_Examples.pdf

T. (2020). INSERTING A FOLEY CATHETER ON A FEMALE PATIENT/SKILL DEMO. Retrieved November 12, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0iJUNnq7k

Urinary catheters: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003981.htm

Qotmosh, A. Z. (2020). Inserting an Indwelling Urinary Catheter in a Male Patient. Retrieved November 12, 2020, from https://youtu.be/ntF6a1laSnU