title: The evidence for urethral meatal cleansing.
abstract: This article, the fourth in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nursing, outlines the procedure of urethral meatal cleansing. This involves cleansing the area around the urethra and is usually undertaken before insertion of a urinary catheter.
authors.affiliation: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and London South Bank University, London. rachel.leaver@uclh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Leaver
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014521:Urethra; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control