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  Assessment of Practices of Nursing Personnel Regarding Insertion, Care and Removal of Indwelling Catheter

  By Avinash Kaur, Sarika Bhatia, Usha Devi, Komal Saini, Prerna Thakur, Manisha Nagi, Sukhpal Kaur

  Abstract: AbstractUrinary catheterization is a routine medical procedure that facilitates direct drainage of the urinary bladder. Around one-fourth of the hospitalized patients are catheterized during their hospital stay. The study was carried out to assess the practices of nursing personnel regarding insertion, care and removal of indwelling catheter in a tertiary care hospital. 22 nurses were enrolled and comparison was made between their self expressed and their observed practices regarding catheterization. …

  Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 12–16 Read article →