Category:
Clinical
Trainer:Sophie Corbett
Venue:
Partners in Care
Who is the course aimed at?
This course is aimed at senior carers, and nurses who are interested in the importance of adequate hydration, and best practice in UTI prevention and management.
What does this course cover?
- Understand the importance of adequate hydration: how much is enough, and the symptoms of dehydration
- Be able to describe good practice to support hydration in a care home
- Understand how to reduce the risk of UTIs in care home residents
- Understand why some people get recurrent UTIs
- Be able to assess signs and symptoms of UTIs
- Understand antibiotic resistance and appropriate prescribing of antibiotics for the treatment of UTIs
- Understand how to use the UTI assessment tool and best practice in management of a suspected UTI
- Recap good catheter care techniques
Cost of course
Member:
£13.00
Non-Member:
£26.00
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