Clinical guidelines
The following links are to evidence based clinical guidelines which may be relevant to the clinical practice of the Nurse Continence Specialist.
CoNSA
CoNSA has produced the following guideline:
Continence Nurses Society of Australia. (2017). Update on single vs reuse if urinary catheter drainage bags and catheters for intermittent catheterisation. Melbourne: CoNSA
Download the CoNSA Update
European Association of Urological Nurses
EAUN has produced the following clinical guidelines:
- Catheterisation - Indwelling catheters in adults – Urethral & Suprapubic
- Catherisation – Urethral intermittent in adults
- Male external catheters in adults – urinary catheter management
Access the EAUN Guidelines
ICS Standards
The International Continence Society has developed core terminology documents, consensus documents and International Consultation on Incontinence algorithms.
Access the ICS Standards
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national (UK) guidance and advice to improve health and social care.
They have many evidenced-based, continence related, guidance, quality standards, care pathways, policies and procedures.
Access NICE
Royal Children's Hospital
The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne has produced clinical practice guidelines relevant to continence. These include:
- Urinary incontinence - daytime wetting
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
- Constipation
- Nocturnal enuresis
Access the RCH guidelines