MIL has a prolapsed bladder. She had it for a while(months) before being taken care of. MIL lived out of state at the time. She know has a pessary to hold the bladder up but unfortunately the bladder had been damaged for being prolapsed so long it is not functioning….he seems the Foley Catheter. MC director has done some research and found that the bag should be cleaned daily. When we asked nursing they told us biweekly. My husband and I were not there when she had the procedure so we are not up on the care of it, made the move and the nurses take care of it. So, does anyone have experience with Foley Catheters and bag cleaning?
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With the kind our clients normally use, nobody should be attempting to clean out anything. The leg bag is changed weekly, and the night time bags are disposable single-use ones.
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We’ve heard of variations on this routine from different people, but this is what we were advised to do when my father was in spinal cord injury rehab. YMMV!