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An evidence-based approach to urinary catheter changes.

Many people in the community have a urinary catheter that is routinely changed by a community nurse. People with urinary catheters can experience a number of problems including catheter blockages. A blocked catheter causes great distress and inconvenience to the person and places a strain on the res...

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Published in:British Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 182 - 188
Main Authors: Miles G, Schroeder J
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited May2009
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          Miles G
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        affil: Researcher, Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health, Melbourne, Australia
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          Catheter Care, Urinary
          Home Health Nursing
          Nursing Practice, Evidence-Based
          Catheter-Related Complications Prevention and Control
          Convenience Sample
          Descriptive Statistics
          Patient Satisfaction Evaluation
          Pilot Studies
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Product Selection Criteria
          Quality of Life Evaluation
          Questionnaires
          Victoria
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      ab: Many people in the community have a urinary catheter that is routinely changed by a community nurse. People with urinary catheters can experience a number of problems including catheter blockages. A blocked catheter causes great distress and inconvenience to the person and places a strain on the resources of community nursing organizations because of the need for unscheduled visits to change the catheter. A procedure that enabled catheter changes to be planned before they blocked would reduce patient distress and better assist community nursing organizations with resource management. The 'planned catheter change' approach is a procedure that community nurses can use to better plan urinary catheter changes to minimize complications. In this article the author presents the outcomes from the implementation of a planned approach to catheter care in a home nursing service in Melbourne, Australia.
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