Cómo hacer Mide y registra la diuresis
You measure urinary output by draining the collection bag or emptying a bedpan into a graduate, then reading it in milliliters on a flat surface at eye level. The idea that makes it click: an accurate number depends on a level graduate read straight-on — and clean, gloved handling.
Paso a paso
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Knock, wash your hands, introduce yourself, identify the resident, explain the procedure, and provide for privacy.
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Put on clean gloves.Crítico
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Place a barrier under the drainage bag or bedpan and set the graduate on it.
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Open the drain spout (or pour from the bedpan) and let the urine flow into the graduate.
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Do not let the tip of the drain spout touch the sides of the graduate.Crítico
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Close the drain spout, wipe it with an alcohol wipe, and secure it back in its holder without touching the tip.
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Set the graduate on a clean barrier on a level, flat surface.Crítico
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With the graduate at eye level, read the amount of output in milliliters.Crítico
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Note the urine's color, clarity, sediment, and odor.
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Empty the urine into the toilet, clean up, remove gloves, and wash your hands.
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Record the output in mL/cc on the Intake and Output record and report any concerns to the nurse.Crítico
Pasos críticos (no los omitas)
- Wear gloves for all contact with urine and the drainage system.
- Read the graduate on a flat, level surface at eye level — reading from above or on a tilt is inaccurate.
- Record output in mL/cc within plus or minus 50 mL of the evaluator's reading.
- Keep the drain spout clean — never let the tip touch the graduate, and re-clamp it without contamination.
Errores comunes
- Reading the graduate while it is tilted, held in the air, or looked at from above.
- Letting the drain spout touch the graduate and contaminating the closed system.
- Recording in the wrong units or outside the plus/minus 50-mL tolerance.
- Removing gloves and touching surfaces before hand hygiene.
Por qué importa
Liquid forms a curved surface (meniscus) in a graduate, so it only reads true when the container sits level and your eye is at the fluid line — angle or height distorts the volume. Gloves and clean handling protect the resident from infection, and the plus/minus 50-mL tolerance confirms the reading was taken correctly.