Course: Catheter Care Training

Urinary catheterisation is the insertion into the body of a flexible tube called a catheter, to drain the bladder and collect urine. Urinary catheters are usually inserted by doctors or nurses in the hospital or the community. All healthcare workers involved in caring for patients with catheters need to understand basic catheter care, in order to achieve the best patient outcomes and minimise complications.

Course Contents:

• The Importance of Competence
• Guidelines and Policies
• The Urinary System
• Reasons for Catheterisation
• Types of Catheterisation
• Capacity, Consent, and Documentation
• Insertion and Removal of Catheters
• Catheter Maintenance
• Maintenance, Storage and Disposal of Equipment
• Infection Control
• Hand Hygiene
• Catheter Care
• Environmental Cleanliness
• Complications
• Patient and Carer Education