Across Australia, better urinary catheter care is essential to reducing preventable catheter-associated urinary tract infections, improving comfort and protecting patient dignity. Nurses need practical, evidence-informed skills to make sound decisions at every stage of urinary catheter use from assessing the need for catheterisation to safe insertion, ongoing care, troubleshooting and timely removal.
Build practical urinary catheter care skills at the Catheter Care Workshop: Tips and Tricks, a 2½-hour, face-to-face session designed for nurses. Through practical indwelling catheterisation (IDC) and suprapubic catheterisation (SPC) demonstrations, expert guidance and dedicated Q&A time, you will strengthen your knowledge and confidence in catheter care.
- review of the urinary system
- discuss the mechanisms of urinary incontinence
- discuss indications for catheterisation
- critically review the procedures of insertion
- apply practical catheter care approaches to reduce infection risk
- improve comfort and support patient dignity
- 2.5 CPD Points
Meet the facilitator
The workshop will be facilitated by Rachel Wayman, Director Ambrose Nursing Care Management, who provides specialist and holistic care to clients wherever they may live. Rachel is an experienced Nurse Continence Advisor and Clinical Nurse Consultant with a strong passion for providing high-quality, person-centred nursing care in the community.
As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, Rachel also brings a strong clinical and educational focus to her work. She is committed to supporting nurses, carers and other health professionals to develop their knowledge and confidence in providing safe, clinically appropriate care. Rachel has a particular interest in continence and catheter management and is passionate about improving the experience of people living with bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Learning outcomes
- Differentiate between the contributing factors of stress, urgency, overflow, functional, mixed and giggle incontinence
- Identify when a catheter is required
- Explain the key principles of safe catheter insertion, maintenance, troubleshooting and removal
- Apply tips and tricks for ongoing catheter care management and reduce catheter-associated UTI risk.
Workshop Details
Launceston: Tuesday 3rd November 6:00 – 8:30pm
Hobart: Wednesday 4th November 6:00 – 8:30pm
Cost
$55 (including GST)