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Carrie Bennett
Carrie Bennett has twenty years of experience as a registered nurse in the fields of orthopedics, long term care, chronic ventilator care, nursing education and health care informatics. She earned both her BSN and MSN at California State University Dominguez Hills.
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Class Accreditation
All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.
Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.
Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing Assistive Personnel, Florida Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants; CE Broker CE Provider #: 50-13256.
What Others are Saying
| "Very informative, having been a nurse for over 10 years now, this course still taught me something new! It was a joy to learn this way!" |
| A.C. LVN - Humble, Texas |
| "Very informative, having been a nurse for over 10 years now, this course still taught me something new! It was a joy to learn this way!" |
| A.C. LVN - Humble, Texas |
| "I really like the videos. " |
| V.B. LVN - TX |
| "Very detailed. I liked the fact that the content included videos for viewing many of the procedures." |
| W.S. RN - Longview, WA |
| "I liked the material presented and illustrations." |
| H.M. RN - Katy, Texas |
Advanced Bladder Management
Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00
For a complete list of accreditations for this course, please see the accreditation information box below the author’s bio. All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.
The Advanced Bladder Management course includes essential information for nurses that work in various health care environments, including long term care, home health and acute care. Along with teaching procedures associated with indwelling urinary catheters, this course also contains information about urinalysis, urine cultures, preventing urinary tract infection, and treatment of catheter associated UTI.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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State at least 3 symptoms of urinary tract infection.
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List 3 items to include in documentation following indwelling urinary catheter irrigation.
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Identify the most effective way to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infection.
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Suprapubic Catheters
Chapter 2: Suprapubic Catheters – Initial Tube Change
Chapter 3: Suprapubic Catheters – Subsequent Changes
Chapter 4: Foley Catheters - Intermittent Irrigation
Chapter 5: Foley Catheters - Continuous Bladder Irrigation
Chapter 6: Condom (Texas) Catheters
Chapter 7: Intermittent (“In-and-Out”) Self-Catheterization
Chapter 8: Risk Factors Associated with Indwelling Urinary Catheters
Chapter 9: Symptoms of UTI, Interpreting Urinalysis and Urine Culture
Chapter 10: References