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    The Credé maneuver procedure involves manually pressing on a student's lower abdomen to help empty their bladder. It should be performed by someone trained by a healthcare professional and involves having the student in a private area, putting on gloves, pressing on the lower abdomen and above the pubic bone to stimulate urination, documenting the amount expelled, and properly disposing of and cleaning up any bodily fluids. The goal is to promote complete emptying of the bladder in a respectful manner following standard hygiene procedures.

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    The Credé maneuver procedure involves manually pressing on a student's lower abdomen to help empty their bladder. It should be performed by someone trained by a healthcare professional and involves having the student in a private area, putting on gloves, pressing on the lower abdomen and above the pubic bone to stimulate urination, documenting the amount expelled, and properly disposing of and cleaning up any bodily fluids. The goal is to promote complete emptying of the bladder in a respectful manner following standard hygiene procedures.

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    Crede Maneuver Procedure

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    Vanny Lestari
    The Credé maneuver procedure involves manually pressing on a student's lower abdomen to help empty their bladder. It should be performed by someone trained by a healthcare professional and involves having the student in a private area, putting on gloves, pressing on the lower abdomen and above the pubic bone to stimulate urination, documenting the amount expelled, and properly disposing of and cleaning up any bodily fluids. The goal is to promote complete emptying of the bladder in a respectful manner following standard hygiene procedures.

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    CRED MANEUVER PROCEDURE

    PURPOSE: Application of manual pressure over lower abdomen to promote emptying of bladder. ACTION TO BE PERFORMED BY: A person who has been trained by a licensed health care professional and successfully completed a skills check.

    ACTION
    1. Gather equipment in a clean private area. Gloves Diapers Urinal 2. Explain the procedure to the student. 3. Provide a private area for the student. 4. Maintain Standard (Universal) Precautions during procedure. Wash hands. 5. Position student on: toilet, or lying on absorbent material on a changing table. 6. Put on gloves. 7. Place your hands flat on the student's abdomen just below the umbilicus. Then firmly stroke downward toward the bladder about six times to stimulate the voiding reflex. 8. Place one hand on top of the other above the pubic arch. Press firmly inward and downward to compress and expel residual (retained) urine. 9. If collection container is used, discard urine after observing for signs of abnormality and measuring the amount of urine. 10. Remove gloves and discard. 11. Wash Hands. 12. Document procedure and the amount of urine expelled. (If the urine was not measured in a bedpan or urinal, record using the words, small, moderate, large.)

    POINTS OF EMPHASIS
    1. A bathroom with running water and toilet is the optimum place for purposes of teaching and normalizing the procedure.

    2. Use terms that the student can understand. 3. Respect privacy. 4. Use standard procedures while dealing with body fluids. Use approved hand-washing technique. 5.

    6. Gloves must be used for protection against body fluids. 7. Identification of anatomical landmarks should begin now. Application of manual pressure over the lower abdomen promotes complete emptying of the bladder.

    8. Continue the procedure as long as urine can be manually expressed.

    9. Observe and document the color, clarity, and odor.

    10. 11. 12. Use AS400 Clinic Program and appropriate log.

    10/29/01

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