The Care of the Patients Who Use the Urinary Plastic Bag

Health education Number:GU-116. Set date: 2008.12.03 Review date: 2020.08.10. Urine Incontinence – The Care of the Patients Who Use the Urinary Plastic Bag. To deliver intelligent and holistic medicine and to provide the best healthcare Compassion Quality Innovation Accountability All information above has been reviewed by Neurology specialists Edited and published by the Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital.

What is “Urine Incontinence”. I. “Urine incontinence” means that the patient can not control the voiding of urine by himself. It may be temporary or permanent. II The causes of “Urine Incontinence” Neurological diseases including dementia, stroke, brain tumor, spinal pathology above sacrum, multiple sclerosis and inflammation of urinary system may cause urine incontinence.. III. How to use the urinary plastic bag?. A. Steps for putting on the urinary plastic bag Step 1：Wash hands. Wash the perineum and penis with soap and water and then dry them. Step 2：Surround the penis with the urinary plastic bag and tie it to the penis with gauze strip. The fixation of the gauze strip should be neither too tight nor too loose. The urinary plastic bag is properly fixed when you pull slightly and it won’t ablate. B. The method to remove the urinary plastic bag Step 1：Wash hands, loosen the gauze strip, and then remove the urinary plastic bag. Step 2：Wash the penis with water and wipe it with a cloth, expose the penis to the air to make it dry, and then put on a new urinary plastic bag..

C. The proper site for the urinary plastic bag 1. When the patient lies face up, we should put the urinary plastic bag between two legs. 2. When the patient lies on one side, we should put the urinary plastic bag to the side the patient faced.. IV Things you should pay attention to： 1. Keep the urinary plastic bag straight and do not squeeze it or urine would leak out. 2. We should change the urinary plastic bag when it’s sixty percent full. 3. Do not let the urine flow back or it would make the penis soaked in the urine. 4. Do not reuse the urinary plastic bag. 5. Keep the sheet, clothes and body clean and dry. 6. Drinking 2,000-3,000 cc water or juice daily may prevent the infection of urinary tract. 7. Patients should get off the bed as soon as possible. 8. The normal urine is clear amber and without deposits. The average amount should not be less than 50 cc per hour. The interval of voiding should not be longer than 3 hours. You should inform the medical professionals when the color or amount of urine change or the patient cannot void by himself. 9. We should help those who can not control voiding or have no sense of voiding by pressing their lower abdomen with palm slightly every 4-6 hours in order to facilitate emptying the urinary.

bladder and prevent cystitis caused by urine retention. 10.The duration of using the urinary plastic bag should be decreased if there is reddish rash or mucus secretion. We may use urine pot during the day time and use the urinary plastic bag during the night time. The proper length of the urinary plastic bag is about 60 cm. It should not be too long..