Length of Course: 6 hours
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $165 per person (group and offsite bookings please enquire here)
Course Introduction
The Catheter and Uridome Training Course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for aged care, disability, and home care workers supporting clients who require urinary catheter or uridome management. This course helps care providers understand safe practices, infection control, and appropriate support techniques when assisting individuals with urinary care needs.
Participants will gain an introduction to the urinary system and learn about medical conditions that may require a urinary catheter. The course covers different types of catheters, assisting clients with catheter care, and the safe management of catheter equipment, including emptying drainage bags, documentation, incident reporting, and infection control procedures.
The training also includes a focus on Uridome (external catheter) care, including understanding the male urinary tract system, conditions that may require a uridome, how to prepare and apply a uridome, and how to clean, change, and maintain the device. Participants will also learn to recognise potential complications and follow relevant policies and procedures.
This course includes practical and written assessments to help participants build confidence in safely supporting clients with catheter and uridome care in home and community care settings.
Catheter & Uridome Training – Key Competences Covered
- An introduction to the urinary system
- Understanding the medical conditions that may require a urinary catheter
- How to manage and assist clients with a catheter
- Introduction to the different types of catheters
- Documentation, incident reporting and infection control
- Practical and written assessment, including emptying a catheter
- Male Urinary Tract System
- Conditions that may require a Uridome
- Preparing and applying a Uridome
- Complications
- Policies and procedures
- Changing, cleaning, and maintaining a Uridome
- Written Assessment
- Practical- Applying Uridome and drainage equipment
Catheter & Uridome Training Course Certification
A certificate of achievement is issued on completion of the course.