Credit Information: (Post Test and/or Evaluation Required)

1.0 – Contact Hours

0.25 – Pharmacology

Start Date: 06/20/2025

End Date: 06/20/2028

Nurses – ANCC and CBRN Accreditation Statements

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN or WOCN Society endorsement of any commercial product or service.

Target Audience: RN, Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Professionals who work with WOC patients.

To Receive Credit:

Complete the activity in its entirety.
Complete/submit the online evaluation.
Print out your certificate and/or save to your computer. It will also be saved to your CEC account.

**This course was originally offered at WOCNext 2024 in Cleveland**

Program Overview: Indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) are the most common medical devices used in all healthcare settings. Complications in long-term use of IUCs have not changed since the original IUC design in 1937, but many nursing interventions are needed to prevent or manage potentially life-threatening complications such as catheter associated UTIs, blockages and urinary bypassing This presentation will identify common complications of long-term UTIs and their causes with evidence-based prevention and management strategies and futuristic approaches.

Learner Outcome: 95% of learners will report on the post activity-evaluation increased confidence in identifying evidence-based prevention of and management strategies for the use of long-term indwelling urinary catheters to improve the bladder health and avoid complications for individuals with urinary retention.

Relevant Financial Relationships:

The planners and faculty for this activity have no relevant relationships with ANCC/ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose, unless listed below. All relevant relationships with ineligible companies were mitigated according to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.