Care of the Catheterised Patient for Registered Healthcare Professionals
Delivered in partnership with the NHS this virtual course aims to provide an excellent understanding of the urinary system, urinary catheterisation process, the types of catheters, equipment, and clinical best practice.
Who the course is for?
This course is intended for registered nursing staff working in the community, Acute Hospitals and within care homes who are required to perform catheterisation / catheter care.
Learning method
The course is a virtual session over Teams for 1 full day.
What you will learn?
By completing this course, you will understand:
- Anatomy/physiology update
- Indications for catheterisation
- Consent issues
- Options for catheterisation
- Care of the catheterised patient
- Troubleshooting
- CAUTI HOUDINI
- Bladder Scanning
- Documentation
- WASP Framework
Course benefits
- Gain more understanding of urinary catheterisation.
- How to use the WASP framework to be competent to perform urinary catheterisation.
- This course is free of charge.
Course dates and times
Microsoft Teams sessions
Date | Time | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
TBC | 9.00am - 4.00pm | RN Catheterisation Training | Microsoft Teams |
Face to face sessions
Date | Time | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
TBC | 9.00am - 4.00pm | RN Catheterisation Training | TBC |
How to book
This course is free of charge. Please email jill.gleave1@nhs.net to book a place on this course. Details of how to join will be sent after you have booked.
Face-to-face training (venues indicated next to each date), please note places are limited.
In partnership with
- North East and North Cumbria
- County Durham Integrated Community Care Partnership
- Contact County Durham Care Academy
- careacademy@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 260 222
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Our address is:
- Durham County Council
- Green Lane
- Spennymoor
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DL16 6JQ
