Target Audience
Registered Nurses & Endorsed Enrolled Nurses
Goal
To equip Nurses with the theoretical concepts to safely insert a catheter.
Objectives
References
Videos
Inserting Female Catheter
Webpage> https://youtu.be/rs_19W9GnBA
Inserting Male Catheter
Webpage>https://youtu.be/wGoHiesVm5o
References
Victoria Government – Department of Health ‘Better Health Channel: Urinary Catheterisation’ viewed on the 7th of March 2016 < https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/urinary-catheterisation>
Government of Western Australia – Department of Health ‘Indwelling Catheter IDC insertion’ viewed 8th of March 2016 < http://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/development/manuals/O&G_guidelines/sectiona/6/a6.3.1.pdf>
Australian Government – National Health and Medical Research Council ‘Indwelling urinary devices’ viewed on the 9th of March 2016 < https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/book/australian-guidelines-prevention-and-control-infection-healthcare-2010/b4-2-1-indwelling-urinar>
West Australian Government – Department of Health ‘Troubleshooting your Catheter’ viewed 9th of March 2016 < http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/S_T/Troubleshooting-for-your-catheter>
Tollefson, J (2012) ‘Clinical Motor Skills: Assessment Skills for Nurses’, 5th edn, Cengage Learning.
The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne, ‘Clinical Guidelines: Indwelling urinary catheter - insertion and ongoing care’ viewed 7th of March 2016 < http://www.rch.org.au/rchcpg/hospital_clinical_guideline_index/Indwelling_urinary_catheter_insertion_and_ongoing_care/>
Bard Medical ‘Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal Sample Procedure ‘viewed on the 9th of March 2016 < http://www.bardmedical.com/media/143108/edu_bestpracticesfoleyadvance_sampleprocedureinsertionremoval.pdf>
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