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Catheter Care

Delivery: eLearning Level: 2 & 3 Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.

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About this course

This eLearning course aims to raise your awareness and develop your understanding of Catheter Care.

The course begins with a simple explanation of the urinary system and considers the reasons why catheterisation may be required. You will explore the types of catheters; indwelling, intermittent and external and the equipment that may be used by individuals who have a catheter. You will explore the risks associated with catheterisation and how these are managed. The course concludes with how to solve common problems and empty and change a catheter drainage bag.

PLEASE NOTE: This course aims to raise knowledge and understanding of catheter care. It does not qualify you to undertake catheterisation.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Know what a urinary catheter is.

  • Know the types of urinary catheter.

  • Know the reasons for catheterisation

  • Know the benefits of catheterisation.

  • Know the equipment used for catheterisation.

  • Know the risks associated with catheterisation and how they are managed.

  • Know how to solve common problems.

  • Know how to empty and change a urinary drainage bag.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • What is a catheter
  • Indwelling catheter
  • External catheter
  • Intermittent use catheter
  • Clean intermittent catheter
  • Reasons for catheterisation
  • Benefits of catheterisation
  • Equipment used for catheterisation
  • Risks associated with catheterisation
  • Risk management
  • Hand washing
  • Infection control
  • Problem-solving
  • How to empty a urinary drainage bag
  • How to change a urinary drainage bag

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