Best practices in urinary catheter care

Home Healthc Nurse. 2010 Jun;28(6):342-9; quiz 349-51. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3181df5d79.

Abstract

Urinary catheterization is a common healthcare intervention used to manage urinary dysfunction that poses serious associated risks and complications. This article discusses methods of urinary catheterization and their indications, catheter-associated complications, and assessment and management strategies that home healthcare practitioners can employ to ensure best patient outcomes and minimize complications.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Benchmarking
  • Home Care Services
  • Humans
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Urinary Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Urinary Catheterization / methods
  • Urinary Catheterization / nursing*
  • Urinary Catheterization / standards*