Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary. The average pay for a Graduate Teaching Assistant is $18,637 per year. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this career. For the first five to ten years in this position, pay increases sharply, but any additional experience does not have a big effect on pay. $12,082 - $32,705.
Some patients experience urinary retention after surgery, which may make a catheter necessary even if the patient did not need one during the procedure. Patients may also experience urinary retention after the removal of a Foley catheter.
Concerns About Your Modesty. If you are required to have an urinary catheter inserted and you are concerned about your modesty, you should take the following steps: 1.) Request that a female nurse or doctor insert your catheter and that no male medical personnel be present. 2.) Request that your catheter be inserted before they give you IV or medicine so you can make sure that your wishes are honored.