What are the steps of female catheterization?

Female catheterization operation procedures include disinfection, checking items, catheterization, and fixing the catheter.
1. Disinfection: before female catheterization, the patient should take the lying position, separate the legs, explain to the patient that due to the needs of the condition, it is necessary to carry out catheterization, and then use iodine pomade for vulvar disinfection, with the urethral orifice as the center of the perineum and urethral orifice disinfection, the routine needs to be disinfected three times.
2. Check items: inject saline into the catheter with a syringe, check whether the catheter is smooth and leaky, connect the catheter with the urine bag, and smear the catheter with paraffin oil to keep the catheter lubricated.
3. Urinary catheterization: Separate the patient’s labia minora with one hand, align the urethral opening and insert the moistened catheter into the urethra for 4~6cm, ask the patient to take a deep breath, insert the catheter while observing whether there is yellowish urine coming out of the urinary bag, and then insert it again for 1~2cm after seeing the urine coming out.
4. Fix the catheter: after inserting the catheter, inject 10ml of saline into the catheter, and gently pull the catheter, resistance can be proved that catheterization is successful.
If you need to catheterize, you need to consult a medical professional in the hospital in time, and if you have any discomfort after catheterization, you need to ask your doctor in time.