Table 1:

Positive Comments about Urinary Catheters or PICCs (All)

Topics	Urinary Catheters	PICCs
Patient convenience	• Because of his urgency issue at night, he wishes it was still in. He is having to wake-up all night, stand up and use the urinal. With the catheter, he would be able to sleep at night.   • He also said that it was a relief to have the catheter right after the surgery so he didn’t have to worry about having to use the bathroom or a urinal.   • I used to wear a diaper and change it 5 times a day. The catheter is nice to have.	•The PICC was very nice to have, it was better than having an IV.   •Actually the patient misses having the PICC line. Has been stuck many times due to treatments and would rather have the PICC line.   •I much prefer having a PICC line over peripheral IV’s.   •It seems to be functioning well, I have not had any problems. It’s great to have it in.   •No, but I like it so far, I want another one when I come back in, in two weeks.   •They had to readjust it, but its working pretty good. It was about an hour and a half procedure. This PICC is saving my life.   •Some nurses had trouble drawing blood out of PICC, otherwise convenient for receiving drugs.   •Everything ran smooth, I healed, and it was a good experience.   •It’s better than getting stuck all the time, it’s the greatest invention since sliced bread.   •It’s convenient, better than getting poked all the time.
Catheter malfunction	None	None
Pain, irritation, discomfort	None	None
Activities of daily living	None	None
Provider error	None	None
Other	• I liked the catheter, it was my first one.   •Everything went pretty good.   •It’s been perfect, it’s the same catheter.   •This is the first time I ever had one, but everything turned out great, it was a good experience.   •It was my first experience with a catheter, it wasn’t too bad.   •Feels like I am urinating better now.	None