Information from the Australian Nationwide Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding mannequin signifies that, in 2022-23, over 20,000 aged care residents (8%) in Australia wanted assist for a catheter of some sort – probably a long-term indwelling urinary catheter (IDC). Though IDCs are probably helpful, many individuals expertise problems resembling an infection.
NARI is conducting a three-year analysis research, titled ‘IDC-IMPROVE’, that goals to strengthen the capability of Australia’s aged care workforce to look after folks with IDCs who stay in residential aged care properties. The venture is a nurse-led interdisciplinary analysis collaboration funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Analysis Future Fund and was just lately featured within the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal.
After consulting with key stakeholders and reviewing the present proof, the IDC-IMPROVE venture staff have designed and validated quite a few sources to assist residential aged care properties in enhancing IDC care. These embrace:
- A web-based course for registered and enrolled nurses about person-centred IDC care
- A web-based course for private care staff about person-centred IDC care
- A ‘Catheter Care Toolkit’ for managers/senior leaders
- A ‘Catheter Care Audit Instrument’
- Catheter care capabilities for nurses and private care staff
- An evidence-to-practice assist mannequin
NARI has additionally partnered with the Continence Foundation of Australia to ship site-based catheterisation expertise workshops the place residential aged care nurses can develop and follow catheterisation expertise in a secure surroundings.
The IDC-IMPROVE venture staff at the moment are evaluating whether or not the sources are fit-for-purpose and possible to implement. This can be achieved by way of a multi-centre, facility-level cluster randomised management feasibility trial involving 24 residential aged care properties in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland.
To search out out extra concerning the IDC-IMPROVE venture, together with how one can be concerned, go to the IDC-IMPROVE research project page or contact Dr Joan Ostaszkiewicz (Medical Gerontology Program Supervisor) through e-mail at [email protected].
