The National Intermittent Catheterisation Professional Group (NICPG), brought together by Astra Tech, has launched the first set of guidelines for the teaching of Clean Intermittent Catheterisation (CIC).
Comprised of nurses from a wide range of specialities including urology, paediatrics, spinal cord injury and continence, the NICPG identified the absence of robust national guidelines for the teaching of CIC. As a result, the Group consolidated its extensive professional experience to provide a comprehensive, patient-focused framework to help guide healthcare professionals and their patients in the successful adoption of CIC.
Entitled CIC: The Patient Journey, the guidelines have been endorsed by the British Association of Urology Nurses (BAUN). It will support those who are currently engaged in offering CIC as a therapy and also those who are aspiring to provide CIC management going forward. The aims of the publication are to:
- deliver a robust patient-focused framework for CIC
- improve compliance and patient satisfaction
- encourage successful adoption of CIC
- promote forward management of CIC
- standardise evidence based practice
- recommend regular follow-ups
- promote and share best practice
- facilitate CIC audits
Comments on the new guidelines from a range of urology nurses include:
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