Requirements for Successful Completion:Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.
Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:The author, editor, and education director reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.
Urologic Nursing Editorial Board Statements of DisclosureChristine Bradway, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, disclosed that she is a Consultant for Direct Supply, Inc. All other Editorial Board members, as well as the Editor, author, and Education Director, reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.
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Objectives:
Define intermittent self-catheterization (ISC).
Explain the benefits to patients when using ISC rather than long-term in dwelling catheterization.
Discuss the role of urologic nurses when their patients choose ISC as a means of treatment.
Identify key strategies urologic nurses can employ when teaching patients about managing their ISC.
List resources for ISC that urologic nurses can share with their patients.