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Men all over the country, at various ages, use catheters known as a condom catheter. The condom catheter is named in such a way because it resembles a condom and is attached to the man just like a condom. You need to roll the condom catheter onto the penis to attach it to the body. Because the condom catheter is an external catheter, it reduces the risk of the man using it developing an infection in the urethra or on the skin of the penis. As a nurse who is attaching a condom catheter onto a patient, the nurse should provide the patient with privacy and make sure the patient knows all about this type of catheter.

The next step is to wash your hands and expose the patient’s genitalia. Put on medical gloves that have not been used before and measure the circumference of the penis to determine what size catheter is needed for the procedure. Clean the penis, if the patient is circumcised, with warm water and soap. Make sure you dry the penis thoroughly. If the patient is not circumcised, pull back the foreskin, clean the penis, Read more…