Site Map	Insert a Urinary Catheter into a Male

• Introduce yourself and check the patient's identity
• Establish rapport with patient
• Explain procedure and ensure consent
• Assemble equipment on trolley
• Position patient and expose the groin area
• Wash hands and put on gloves using aseptic technique
• Lay out trolley using aseptic technique
• Pick up penis in swab and clean using no touch technique
• Create sterile field with sterile towels
• Retract foreskin if appropriate
• Insert local anaethetic
  • Allow time for anaethetic to work
• Lay catheter between legs correctly
• Insert catheter correctly and atraumatically
  • Ensure urine is seen before inflating catheter balloon
  • Inflate balloon with an appropreate volume of sterile water
• Withdraw catheter to optimal position
• Connect to bag
• Return foreskin appropriately
• Ensure patient dignity is maintained
  • Replace clothes at the end of the procedure
• Dispose of waste correctly
• Remove gloves and wash hands
• Acknowledges patient's concerns
• Records catheter size and volume of urine obtained in notes

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