Summary

This course will be delivered face-to-face at the Livewell Training Academy.

This course will help you gain an understanding of Continence, Bowel Management and Catheterisation.

If you provide advice and support on the promotion and management of continence, and are competent in aseptic technique, this course is a must.

Aims

To provide advice, support and information on the promotion and management of continence.

There are two aspects to the training, urinary and bowel, which tie together through the core subject of continence.

Objectives

• The importance of urinalysis results
• Bowel and catheter care management
• DRE, DRS and manual evacuation techniques
• Effective fluid and bowel charting and their importance
• Catheter care and safe catheterisation insertion (Male, Female and Suprapubic)