This course is aimed at professionals working in health and social care. Thousands of people in the UK require catheterisation due to a wide range of reasons. The course contains useful insights and detailed information on how to secure and change catheter bags and valves, and how to reduce the risks of urinary tract infection.
Reasons for catheterisation, types of catheters and procedures involved in catheter care are covered. The course will also help students identify red flags and explain best practices for the insertion and maintenance of catheters.
What You Will Learn:
- The medical conditions that may necessitate catheterisation
- What urinary tract infections are and why they should be avoided
- The different types of catheters and the purpose of catheter passports
- The different types of catheter equipment and assistive devices
- How to reduce the risk of developing an infection
- Warning signs and red flags that could signal problems
- How to help people with the intermittent self-catheterisation process
- Obtaining consent and implementing safe practices
- How to secure and drain leg and night bags
- How catheter valves function and when they may be a better option
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Course content
5 modules · 3.75 hours of learning
- Module 01: Urinary Catheters: Definition, Uses and Types (includes quiz)
- Module 01: Urinary Catheters: Definition, Uses and Types
- Module 02: Consent, Risk Assessment, and Safe Practices (includes quiz)
- Module 02: Consent, Risk Assessment, and Safe Practices
- Module 03: Catheter Equipment, Procedures, and Valves (includes quiz)
- Module 03: Catheter Equipment, Procedures, and Valves
- Module 04: Intermittent Self-Catheterisation (includes quiz)
- Module 04: Intermittent Self-Catheterisation
- Module 05: Securing Leg Bags and Reducing Risks of Infection (includes quiz)
- Module 05: Securing Leg Bags and Reducing Risks of Infection
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