TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention and management of urinary catheter blockages in community settings
AU - Paterson, Catherine
AU - Dalziell, Rya
AU - Forshaw, Tina
AU - Turner, Allison
AU - Fraser, Gillian
N1 - © 2019 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
PY - 2019/8/30
Y1 - 2019/8/30
N2 - Self-management of long-term urinary catheters can be challenging for patients, and recurrent catheter blockages may cause concern among patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Catheter blockages are a significant challenge for nurses practising in community settings, because frequent and unplanned catheter changes can be costly to healthcare services in terms of time and resources. This article details evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and diagnosis of catheter blockages, as well as the identification of risk factors. It also explains the interventions that can be used to prevent and manage catheter blockages and describes the role of the nurse in supporting patients with a long-term catheter in situ in community settings.
AB - Self-management of long-term urinary catheters can be challenging for patients, and recurrent catheter blockages may cause concern among patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Catheter blockages are a significant challenge for nurses practising in community settings, because frequent and unplanned catheter changes can be costly to healthcare services in terms of time and resources. This article details evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and diagnosis of catheter blockages, as well as the identification of risk factors. It also explains the interventions that can be used to prevent and manage catheter blockages and describes the role of the nurse in supporting patients with a long-term catheter in situ in community settings.
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/prevention-management-urinary-catheter-blockages-community-settings
U2 - 10.7748/ns.2019.e11431
DO - 10.7748/ns.2019.e11431
M3 - Article
C2 - 31468913
SN - 2047-9018
VL - 34
SP - 59
EP - 65
JO - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
JF - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
IS - 9
ER -