Title: Assist a client/resident/patient with using a urinal.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include

- understanding the placement of the urinal
- differentiating between clean and dirty supplies
- maintaining privacy
- using communication methods appropriate to the situation
- following Standard Precautions
- documenting the procedure.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the need for privacy during use of the urinal?
- What information needs to be communicated to a client/resident/patient when using the urinal?
- What information needs to be documented after urinal use?