Measuring Urine Output:

Supplies:

• Pair of gloves

• Graduate

• Chux Pad

• 2 Alcohol Pads

• Recording Sheet

Steps:

1. Knock on patient’s door, and then enter.

2. Greet patient by name, introduce yourself and what you are doing

3. Provide for privacy by shutting curtains

4. Wash your hands

5. Check the patient’s ID, to confirm identity

6. Gather your supplies

7. Put chux pad on the ground under the urinary bag

8. Put your gloves on

9. Place graduated cylinder on chux pad.

10. Open alcohol pads and place them on the chux pad

11. Wipe the end of the tube with a alcohol pad

12. Open urinary bag and drain into graduate, without touching any side of the graduate

13. Clean the tip of the bag with the remaining alcohol pad

14. Make sure the urinary bag is directly below the bladder

15. Wrap the chux pad around the graduate and set on the back of the toilet or counter top

16. Measure the amount in the graduate

17. Empty the graduate into the toilet

18. At the sink rinse the graduate twice with scalding water dumping it into the toilet

19. Pat dry with a clean paper towel and store with a clean barrier paper towel

20. Check the tubing to make sure its not tangled

21. Remove gloves and wash hands

22. Place the call button in the patient’s hand

23. Record fluid measurement

24. Ask the patient how would like the head of their bed

25. Close the curtains