Nursing management of paediatric urethral catheterisation

Nurs Stand. 2006 Feb;20(24):51-60; quiz 62. doi: 10.7748/ns2006.02.20.24.51.c4076.

Abstract

This article outlines evidence-based approaches to paediatric catheterisation in acute care settings. The reasons for catheterisation, anatomy and physiology of the urinary system and the procedure and potential complications are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Age Factors
  • Benchmarking
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
  • Catheters, Indwelling / supply & distribution
  • Child
  • Documentation
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Records
  • Patient Selection
  • Pediatric Nursing / education
  • Pediatric Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Postoperative Care / methods
  • Postoperative Care / nursing
  • Restraint, Physical
  • Risk Factors
  • Urethra
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Urinary Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Urinary Catheterization / methods
  • Urinary Catheterization / nursing*
  • Urinary Retention / etiology
  • Urinary Retention / therapy
  • Urinary Tract / anatomy & histology