BARD FOLEY TEMP PROBE INDWELLING CATHETER

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT HAS HAD DECREASED URINE FLOW SINCE AT LEAST DAY SHIFT, INCREASED BUN/CR (NORMAL RATIO), STARTED ON LASIX DRIP FOR LOW URINE OUTPUT. DAY SHIFT RN ENDORSED TO NIGHTS THAT FOLEY WAS "POSITIONAL" AND WITH INCONSISTENT FLOW. SIMILAR FLOW NOTED ON NIGHTS; BLADDER SCAN PERFORMED AND PATIENT FOUND TO HAVE 500 CC IN BLADDER DESPITE PRESENCE OF FOLEY. FOLEY NOTED TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLY FRAYED TEMP PROBE CORD INSIDE THE FOLEY TUBING.