Continence Catheter UTI

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Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days

Scenario

Model daily note (edit to the shift)

UTI presenting as confusion

New confusion with cloudy/foul urine, suprapubic tenderness, temp 100.8°F in a catheter resident — UA/culture ordered, provider/representative notified, catheter necessity re-reviewed, stewardship engaged, Section I/N updated; reassess mental status/vitals.

Acute retention

No output ×8 h with distension; bladder scan 650 mL — provider notified, catheterization ordered and performed sterilely (750 mL returned), cause reviewed; reassess for recurrence; Section H updated.

Obstructed catheter

Catheter draining <30 mL over hours with distension — troubleshot per order, irrigated/replaced, output restored; provider notified; event and output documented.

Linked disease-specific scenarios

Renal/cardiorenal fluid overload routes to the Genitourinary/Renal and CHF references; moisture-associated skin damage routes to the Skin reference; sepsis escalation routes to the Sepsis overlay; hematuria on anticoagulation routes to the Anticoagulation overlay.

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