OASIS-Central

Q: What would be the correct response for M1610, urinary incontinence or urinary catheter present, for the patient who has nephrostomy tubes?

A: The OASIS-C Guidance Manual provides part of the answer.  It says if the patient has anuria or an ostomy for urinary drainage or a urinary drainage diversion that is pouched (ileal conduit, urostomy, ureterostomy, nephrostomy), the correct response would be “0, no incontinence or catheter.”  For the rest of the answer, it’s necessary to check into a batch of questions and answers for OASIS-B1.  The appropriate response for a patient that has a catheter or “tube” for urinary drainage would be “2, patient requires a urinary catheter (i.e., external, indwelling, intermittent, suprapubic).”  Why this answer was not incorporated into the OASIS-C guidance manual is a mystery.

Every clinician should have access to Chapter 3 of the OASIS-C Guidance Manual.  To order some more copies, click on — http://www.beaconhealth.org/item–OASIS-C-Guidance-Manual-Chapter-3–OASISCIM03.html.

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