Minimizing the Prevalence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections : english instructional material for urinary catheterization of long and short urinary tracts
Heikkilä, Heidi; Holmes, Jade; Lohi, Sarah (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202504116208
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202504116208
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Catheterization is a frequently performed procedure in nursing, requiring knowledge and adherence to aseptic techniques. The existing instructions in Finland are in Finnish, which creates challenges for nursing students with a foreign language background. The purpose of this thesis was to help bridge the gap for international nursing students at Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk) by translating the Oulu University Hospital (OYS) 2023 catheterization instructions to English and demonstrating them in practice.
This thesis was implemented as a clinical skills lab for first-year international nursing students at Oamk. The process included translating the hospital instructions, presenting the theoretical backgrounds of long and short urinary tract catheterization, and demonstrating the procedures to the students with the use of dummies. The students practiced catheterization in pairs using aseptic technique. To assess the success of this teaching method, feedback was collected from the participants via a Webropol survey.
The survey analysis indicated that students found the lesson and demonstration helpful in learning about urinary catheterization. Many participants reported that the lesson was informative, easy to follow, and engaging. However, the feedback also showed that some students do not yet feel confident enough in skills required for sterile procedures and urinary catheterization. Based on these findings, the translated catheterization instructions are a valuable resource for international nursing students in learning catheterization skills, and future development could include more practical sessions for practice to increase confidence in these hand skills.
This thesis was implemented as a clinical skills lab for first-year international nursing students at Oamk. The process included translating the hospital instructions, presenting the theoretical backgrounds of long and short urinary tract catheterization, and demonstrating the procedures to the students with the use of dummies. The students practiced catheterization in pairs using aseptic technique. To assess the success of this teaching method, feedback was collected from the participants via a Webropol survey.
The survey analysis indicated that students found the lesson and demonstration helpful in learning about urinary catheterization. Many participants reported that the lesson was informative, easy to follow, and engaging. However, the feedback also showed that some students do not yet feel confident enough in skills required for sterile procedures and urinary catheterization. Based on these findings, the translated catheterization instructions are a valuable resource for international nursing students in learning catheterization skills, and future development could include more practical sessions for practice to increase confidence in these hand skills.