We found Nurse Jeesha to be competent dedicated and with a friendly and adjustable disposition. We would highly recommend her.
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We found Nurse Jeesha to be competent dedicated and with a friendly and adjustable disposition. We would highly recommend her.
Good morning Joji. We would like to share extremely positive feedback regarding Abhijit with you. He was phenomenal! Please consider making him a permanent staff with Portea. Respectful, kind, considerate, always with dad, never complained, clean, polite. Thank you for selecting him as a replacement for Bijish for last month. With all our best wishes to you & your team at Portea, Venkatachalam Iyer
First of all I would like to thank you with all my heart for the nursing care you provided me that I could ever imagine during this difficult time.
Thank you for putting yourself on the front line and helping me with my condition.
Your compassion,hard work and kindness do not go unnoticed.Its all because of the doctors/nurses like you we live in a happier and healthier world.
Keep up the good work by making this world a better place to live
Thank you
I would like to thank you for the nursing services arranged during the last 10 days. Appreciate your help. I would like to mention Antony (Nursing co-coordinator) for the excellent support and help.
Hope you’re well and following al necessary precautions in these uncertain times. Stay safe!
I wanted to send this note earlier but with the current situation and lockdown I’ve not been able to do so. My apologies for that.
After 3 to 4 months of critical care, my father in law passed away earlier this month. We as a family are extremely thankful to the nursing staff who were with him throughout and did everything possible to make him feel comfortable and cared for.
We did hit a rough patch at the start but your intervention helped a lot and we’ve not had to worry about quality thereafter.
While there were quite a few staff members who were involved (Laxman, Monto, Ebby) and very good at their work, in particular we have a deep sense of gratitude for Mr. Jabin who has consistently been with him from day one. Mr. Jabin was assigned to take care of my father in law while he was still in hospital and he took all efforts to match the quality of care just as they were doing in the hospital. Till the last moment, he was there with our family and has gone above and beyond his duties. It was extremely touching to see how he developed a bond with his patient and would care for him as one of his own. The more I say is less when it comes to Jabin and the way he has taken care of him is exemplary.
We are very thankful to the entire Portia team. Your services are a blessing for families that are need of critical care in a home setup.
We wish you luck
I would like to appreciate the support provided by the Portea Luckow team during this crisis time.
I have been taking services from your organization for almost over a year now, have faced few minor issues earlier but the kind of support the team provided in this testing time when the whole medical support is closed is exceptional and laudable.
My father was admitted in hospital on 20th March and was in ICU and was forcibly discharged on 25th March while being monitored in ICU. I was not getting any support from any of the hospital then I called Rakshit for help. He immediately arranged for a 24 hrs nurse assistant at home. He gave me confidence to overcome the change of managing my father at home. He has been in constant touch with me providing help, guidance and facilitating medical supplies at home. Looking at the criticality of the patient he made a home visit and took cognizance of things , guided the NA asked him to take proper care and even help my mother in home care also.
The efforts your Lucknow team put in to support the patient at home is highly commendable.
Thank you so much for helping me out during these very difficult times. Your help has been invaluable to me, and I don’t know how I would have managed without your help and support. Again, thank you so much. I sincerely appreciate your generosity.
write this note as I still grieve the loss of my dear mama. I would like to thank you who personally ensured she had the care required in the last 2 months of her life.
Pushpa, is a well-skilled attendant, the staff that substituted for her too had a great kind attitude to my mother, and this I appreciated very much. The physiotherapists had rehabilitated her well, given her condition as well.
You run a good service for the sick and/or dying and God Bless you and Portea for the help and unwavering support provided to me and my mother.
I would recommend your services without hesitation.
Many thanks and best regards,
I take this valuable opportunity to thank your team from Portea, for supporting us during a very critical time with a very professional nursing service to suit our needs. I would like to thank all the sisters, with a special mention of Miss.R.Ranjitha and coordinator Mr.Immanuel, who were our rock solid support with their dedicated nursing care.
Thank u Portea.
Their services were very competent and their staff –provided consistent and excellent services over this period.
We are grateful to them and would like to wish Portea success in continuing to provide excellent services.
Thank you for the gift given to us on your Customer Day celebration. We would like to record our appreciation for the services rendered by your staff Coordinator Ms Yasodha, Patient attendees Mr. Murugesan, have been very attentive to our needs and thanks for the services.
Urinary catheterization is a medical procedure that helps to drain your urinary bladder and collect urine with the help of a flexible tube known as catheter. Generally, nurses or doctors insert urinary catheters into your bladder through urethra. Catheter can be made up of either polyurethane, silicone, or latex tube, and it may be permanent or removable one after each catheterisation. The permanent catheter is called indwelling catheter, while the removable one is called intermittent catheter.
• A catheter may make your skin suffer from pressure injuries. So, make sure you do not position it beneath your buttocks or leg. Always keep a check on the position of catheter to prevent it from getting trapped. If you are able to get up and move around, then make sure you have a leg bag attached to your leg with the help of a good strap to avoid the risk of tripping hazard. Also, if the person undergoing catheterization is not mobile but makes attempts to get out of the bed at times, strapping up a leg bag to the leg is a good idea to avoid accidents or tripping.
• You need to drink at least eight to ten glasses of water or 3000 ml of liquid daily to flush your kidneys, urinary bladder, and catheter. Avoid the intake of alcohol and caffeine as it may irritate your bladder.
• Also, drink a half glass of pure cranberry juice daily to avoid the risk of development of hazardous infections while going for catheterisation.
• It is important to keep your genital area clean. So, make sure you wash your body’s genital area thoroughly by using mild soap and water and let it dry every day.
• Do not disconnect catheter from your leg bag while bathing, as more the number of times you disconnect the catheter from the bag, the more you are prone to develop a urine infection.
• Examine the areas around your urethra for signs of inflammation, swelling, tenderness, redness, infection, or irritation at the site of insertion.
• Always maintain the position of urinary drainage bag below the bladder’s level. Take care to ensure that the urinary drainage does not pull or drag on the catheter.
While going for urinary catheterization, you need to take care to keep the hazards of constipation at bay as it may hamper the catheter drainage. You need to have smooth bowel movements for smooth catheter drainage. So, make sure you eat fibre rich foods that promote smooth bowel movements. Add dried prunes, figs, hemp and chia seeds, whole wheat products, nuts, dates, and flax meal to your diet as these foods are excellent source of fibre.
• Empty your urine bag whenever it is half-fill, at regular intervals, and during bedtime. You need to wash your hands before and after you empty urine from the bag. If you are emptying another patient’s urine bag, you need to wear disposable gloves and wash your hands properly before and after you use the gloves.
• First, unfasten the tube from the urine bag, fasten the clamp, and then open the drainage cap.
• Drain the collected urine in toilet. Then, replace the drainage cap and refasten the collection tube to the drainage bag. Wash your hands again after you refasten the drainage bag.
• If you face trouble urinating after taking out the catheter after your catheterisation, have a sitz bath by sitting in warm water at suitable level. You may get an urge to urinate when having the sitz bath, and you may pass urine smoothly.
• Even though initial burning sensation while urinating is normal, check with your doctor if it lasts longer as it can be due to an infection.
• Make sure you drink plenty of healthy fluids.
• If you suffer from a rash or irritation as a mark of catheter, putting on loose undergarments or pants may alleviate it.
Did you follow any care tips while going for urinary catheterization? Share your helpful tips and experience with other patients undergoing urinary catheterization by leaving a comment below.
Looking for cathetherization at home? Our nurses can help you with urine catheterization care at home; be it catheter insertion, catheter removal or bladder wash. Get in touch with Portea today to avail the best in nursing care
Manjiri Kochrekar
Manjiri loves to explore various facts, ideas, and aspects of life and pen them down in her own words. Writing is her passion, which means she enjoys writing on a vast variety of subjects, and health care is just one among her several specialty areas. She works closely with the Portea Health care team to churn out informative health content.
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