Description
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Describe the atomy of urinary and digestive systems
- Understand the need for catheterisation
- Identify and discuss the range of available equipment
- Discuss infection risk and how to minimise it
- Describe hygiene and daily care routines
- Identify which groups of people are at risk of being incontinent
- Explain different types of urinary and faecal incontinence
- Describe the different categories of the Bristol Stool Chart
- List strategies to support people with incontinence
- Identify what types of treatment may be available
- Recognise how severe cognitive impairment can impact on incontinence
Course content:
- Background
- Anatomy and physiology of urinary system
- Catheterisation
- Indications
- Types of catheters
- Catheter Valves
- Infection risk
- CAUTI
- Hand cleansing
- Hygiene and daily care
- Catheter fixation devices
- Urine collection bags
- Positioning
- Taking urine samples
- Continence
- Urinary incontinence
- Continence assessment
- Types of urinary incontinence
- Incontinence strategies
- Incontinence treatments
- Continence pads
- Anatomy and physiology of lower digestive system
- Defaecation
- Bristol Stool Chart (and alternative examples)
- Faecal incontinence
- High risk factors
- Constipation and diarrhoea
- Management
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Daily care
