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Catheter Care

Elevate your catheter care skills and deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Our Catheter Care course empowers you with the knowledge and confidence to provide compassionate and effective care for individuals requiring catheterisation.

Catheter Basics: Understand the purpose, types, and insertion methods of urinary catheters.

Catheter Management: Learn essential care practices, including cleaning, drainage bag management, and infection prevention.

Patient Comfort: Discover strategies to enhance comfort and dignity for individuals using catheters.

Troubleshooting: Identify common catheter-related issues and know when to seek further medical advice.

Key outcomes:

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

Explain the purpose and types of urinary catheters
Understand how male and female catheterisation works
Provide appropriate catheter care and maintenance
Identify potential complications and take necessary actions
Promote an individual’s comfort and dignity during catheter care
Understand how to clean the genitals and the catheter, as well as how to change a drainage bag
Maintain accurate and detailed catheter care records