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Can a nurse force you to have a catheter placed?

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Dr. Jay Bradley answered

Specializes in Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery

Catheter: No one can make you have a catheter placed. In certain situations such as urinary retention, a catheter may be required to prevent complications. Ask your doctor.

Answered 11/4/2012

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Dr. Marianna Post answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Nobody can force you to do anything with your body as long as you are in a right mind.

Dr Bradley agreed

Answered 7/2/2018

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Is it normal for a urinary catheter to hurt when inserting. I had a nurse put one in me and it wasnt so painful but when another nurse did it one time I screamed up to the top of my lungs?

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Friday first suprapubic catheter is a pigtail.monday a nurse showed i can pull the cath out a bit. friday tiny amount of yellow stuff in the wound -pus?- not flowing. maybe grease when they first put it in? slight redness near wound. long weekend?

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