An overview of suprapubic catheter care in community practice.
This paper gives a broad overview of suprapubic catheterization. Community nurses can often feel they lack experience with suprapubic catheter general care and routine changes. This paper sets out the advantages and disadvantages of suprapubic catheters, the procedure for routine change and the golden rules for general care. The paper contains an introduction on trouble shooting.
Rigby
Deborah
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BioMed Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol. deborah.rigby@nhs.uk
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008283:Maintenance; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D013997:Time Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*