Why did you became a urology and continence clinical nurse specialist? I started my RGN training in 1988 at Leeds General Infirmary; this was pre-trust status so a “divided” city, the infirmary was ...

Better strategies are needed so issues with long-term urinary catheters can be ”addressed and managed effectively” in the community, rather than accident and emergency, suggests a UK study. Problems ...

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 ...

Administering a spinal catheter An oral presentation at ONS Congress 2023 described an initiative to create a guideline to standardize IBI to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in ...

Distraction methods, such as use of a stress ball, are simple and effective strategies for reducing perceived stress and pain in patients during port catheter needle insertion. Distraction methods are ...

The Urethrotech UCD (Urethrotech) is a single-use device designed for second-line catheterisation in men after catheterisation has failed or is difficult, such as those with an enlarged prostate. The ...

A woman who was severely disabled died after staff at a nursing home left a blocked catheter in her, causing severe infection and sepsis. Sandra Miller, who had Down’s Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, ...