Catheter Care

Overview

• This module is designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of Catheter Care and how and it should be applied in their daily working lives in primary care.
• The course contains a case study and multiple-choice questions.

Goals

• During this course you will learn:
  • What a catheter is.
  • When catheter use is appropriate.
  • About contraindications to catheter use.
  • About the different types and sizes of catheters.
  • How catheter should be inserted.
  • How frequently catheters should be changed.
  • How catheters should be removed.
  • About problems associated with using catheters.
  • Why catheter care is important.
  • How to manage catheter-associated infections.
  • How to obtain a catheter specimen of urine.
  • What records to keep.
  • Who can carry out catheterisation.
  • What information and advice to give to people with catheters.

Topics covered