Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse haven't succeeded as much as health care workers would like. But most ...

Although effective catheter reviews can facilitate timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters, there is no clear guidance on how to carry out this essential clinical skill Abstract The presence of ...

Carolyn Freeman, BSc, is lead nurse, continence care, Greenwich Teaching PCT, London. The RCN highlight that continence is one of the fundamentals of basic nursing care and that good continence care ...

A hospital-based medical directive allowing nurses to assess patients and remove their urinary catheter (UC) without separate medical orders each time has led to decreased numbers of ...

A nurse-directed catheter removal protocol was associated with reduced urinary catheter use and lower catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in a Connecticut hospital, according to a study ...

Poor communication between physicians and nurses can lead to catheters being left in too long and infecting patients, according to a study published in American Journal of Critical Care. Ann ...

Negligence and a patient’s mental state was the cause of discomfort, pain and embarrassment to 60-year-old Mr Andrew Toku. On May 27, Mr Toku was discharged from the Tembisa Hospital after he was ...