The scope includes all nursing staff at Auckland District Health Board. Its purpose is to ensure that urethral catheterisation is performed safely by designated nurses.

Course content relates to learning about the equipment and the procedure safe practice.

Urethral catheterisation of males is only undertaken by nurses who have received instruction and have been assessed for competence in the procedure by a trained auditor.

Why is it important?

  • complements the Introduction to Peritoneal Dialysis study day
  • learners prepare for the study day and the skill education

Who is the target audience?

  • Renal nurses who need to perform the CAPD bag exchange
  • Nurses exposed to peritoneal dialysis patients on a regular basis

What is this course about?

  • Combines theory and pracitce of a peritoneal dialysis bag exchange 
  • Teaches baseline information of peritoneal dialysis
  • Helps to familiarise with the equipment preparation
  • Teaches the concepts and steps of a peritoneal dialysis exchange 

This course is intended to prepare attendees for the Renal Study Day.

A sound understanding of kidney anatomy and physiology is needed to better understand the pathophysiology of renal disease - and its processes. This topic is explained in detail on the Study Day.