The nurse has been ordered to perform closed intermittent irrigation of a patient's indwelling urinary catheter.Which intervention is indicative of safe practice?

A) Applies sterile gloves.
B) Instills 100 mL of irrigant.
C) Leaves the drainage tubing unclamped irrigation.
D) Determines the amount of urinary drainage by subtracting the amount of irrigant from the total output.

Closed Intermittent Irrigation

A medical procedure used to flush a catheter or wound with a solution intermittently while maintaining a closed system to prevent infection.

Indwelling Urinary Catheter

A catheter that is left inside the urinary bladder for continuous urine drainage, often used for patients who cannot control urine excretion.

Sterile Gloves

Gloves that have been treated to eliminate all microorganisms, used in medical procedures to maintain a sterile environment.