PERINEAL AND CATHETER CARE

Learning Objectives

After reviewing this module, you’ll be able to:

• Explain the urinary system’s anatomy and how it works while identifying important words related to it.

• Describe at least three different ways a person’s age can affect their urinary system.

• Explain the different procedures that need to be performed when you have to provide perineal care to a male or a female.

• Explain what urinary tract infections are, how they can occur, and what a nursing assistant can do to prevent them.

• Understand urinary catheters, reasons for cathing, how you should care for a client who has a catheter, and the different types of caths.