title: Indwelling urethral catheters.
abstract: Lesley Simpson discusses the risks associated with indwelling urethral catheters and identifies how nurses can reduce them with proactive management.
authors.affiliation: Swansea NHS Trust.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009737:Nursing Records; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control