EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROTOCOL

Daily perineal cleaning with soap and water; front to back in females; start at tip in men; wash away from body down catheter Shower unless contraindicated Teach self-management – emptying the drainage bag; changing the drainage bag; switching from drainage bag to leg bag; cleaning and storing drainage bag; complications Other -If urethral catheter for > 10 years, screen for bladder cancer ................
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