Webnurse brings you the worlds first urinary catheter care app, designed to assist nurses at the point of care.
This best practice clinical care support program is intended for nurses, carers and medical students.
The catheter care app is an immediate, by the bedside, information source for both urethral and supra pubic indwelling urinary catheters. It has detailed information on comprehensive care and problem solving techniques.
The information is supported by the latest guidelines, peer reviewed publications on catheter care and expert opinion from around the world.
The app is intended to be used at the bedside and contains
Care and discharge from care checklists
Best practice guidance
Answers to immediate questions such as
•What to do if the catheter is not draining
•What to do if there is blood in the catheter
•How to avoid patient/client injury associated with poorly maintained catheters
•How to obtain as catheter specimen of urine correctly
•What to do if the person complains of urine leakage
•How do I know what type, size and balloon to use
•What to do if there is blood or exudate around the suprapubic stoma
The app also includes the latest information on biofilms and bladder infections related to indwelling catheters (CAUTI)