Which urinary catheter type is applied externally over the shaft of the penis and held in place by a padded strap or adhesive tape?

• A. External catheter
• B. Foley catheter
• C. Suprapubic catheter
• D. Nebulizer

Answer: (B)

The key idea is recognizing catheter types by how they are applied. An external catheter, also called a condom catheter, is a sheath placed over the penis and secured with a padded strap or adhesive tape, with urine collected in a drainage bag without entering the urethra. This noninvasive option is used for male urinary incontinence and avoids internal insertion. In contrast, a Foley catheter is inserted through the urethra into the bladder and held by an internal balloon, a suprapubic catheter passes into the bladder through the abdominal wall, and a nebulizer is not a catheter at all but a device for inhaled medication. So the described method matches the external catheter.