Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 84%
Simulated
The nurse is inserting an indwelling catheter into a female client. Which interventions should be implemented? Rank in the order of performance.
Correct answer
A,D,B,E,C
Rationale
Correct order: 1) Explain the procedure to gain consent and reduce anxiety; 2) Place absorbent pads to maintain a clean field; 3) Set up the sterile field to prepare equipment; 4) Clean the perineum (front to back, not clean to dirty, assuming document error) to reduce infection risk; 5) Inflate the catheter bulb after insertion to secure it.