total volume of menstrual blood is basically a tiiiiiny fraction compared to urine output . you can ' t even compare these ! having pee soaked pads wrapped around your patient ' s penis is disgusting , definitely NOT best practice , and absolutely risking irritationskin breakdown , never mind infection . it doesn ' t matter that the patient is palliative if anything you should be working toward their comfort even more ! but . that aside . just consider dignity even ? that ' s disgraceful and i can ' t believe that educated RNs would do that . gawwwd . aim higher people ! raise your standards . and seriously , condom caths aren ' t advanced technology . i would be really surprised if your hospital , however rural , didn ' t have some .