Failure to Maintain Infection Control During Catheter Care
Penalty
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Summary
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) failed to follow standard infection control precautions while providing urinary catheter care to a resident with a suprapubic catheter. During the process of emptying the urinary catheter bag, the CNA removed the catheter bag from its dignity cover and placed it on the floor while draining urine into a urinal. The urinal was also set on the floor before being placed on the resident's small dresser near open chocolate candy. Facility policy required that the drainage bag and tubing be kept off the floor at all times to prevent contamination. The resident involved had intact cognition, muscular dystrophy, neurogenic bladder, and a physician's order for catheter care twice daily.