title: Teaching ISC technique.
abstract: Intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) is an extremely intimate technique and those teaching it must be aware of both verbal and non-verbal behaviour by patients throughout the procedure. The instructor needs to be empathetic, supportive and skilled in the technique, as the patient faces a change in both lifestyle and body image. Psychosexual awareness means being alert to any sexual anxieties the patient may have.
authors.affiliation: Park Drive Clinic, Balldock.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winder
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology