Nursing interventions designed to decrease the risk of infection in a client with an indwelling...

(A) Catheter site care is to be done at least twice daily to prevent pathogen growth at the catheter insertion site. (B) Catheter drainage bags are usually emptied every 8 hours to prevent urine stasis and pathogen growth. (C) Tubing and collection bags are not changed this often, because research studies have not demonstrated the efficacy of this practice. (D) Fluid intake needs to be in the 2000–2500 mL range if possible to help irrigate the bladder and prevent infection.