About
Catheter and Drain Care Safety
Programme Introduction
About this programme
Catheter & Drain Care Safety focuses on the safe handling, maintenance, and monitoring of commonly used catheters and surgical drains to prevent avoidable harm—especially healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), blockage, leakage, accidental dislodgement, skin injury, and documentation errors. The program emphasizes evidence-based bedside practices such as aseptic technique, securement, site care, closed-system integrity, appropriate emptying and measurement, early complication recognition, and timely escalation. It is designed to build strong “device safety culture” by standardizing care bundles and reinforcing staff competency across clinical settings.
Indwelling catheters and surgical drains are essential clinical tools — but each insertion creates an entry point for infection. Daily care discipline determines whether the device serves the patient or harms them.
This programme covers the daily care, securement, dressing, and review practices that anchor safe catheter and drain management across acute, critical, and ward-based care settings.
🛡 Built for safer care. Structured, evidence-based, and mapped to global IPC standards — designed to translate directly into stronger patient and staff safety.
Learning objectives
Learning Objectives
What you will achieve
By the end of this programme, learners will have built core IPC competencies directly applicable to clinical practice — translating into safer patient care, stronger compliance, and a more vigilant healthcare environment.
Each outcome below targets a specific dimension of safe catheter and drain management — from insertion-day care through to early removal practices.
By the end of this programme, learners will be able to:
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Apply standard precautions and aseptic technique during catheter/drain handling and care
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Maintain closed-system integrity and reduce contamination risks during routine practices
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Perform site assessment and device inspection (insertion site, dressing, securement, tubing position, patency)
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Identify early warning signs of complications such as infection, obstruction, leakage, bleeding, dislodgement, and skin injury, and escalate appropriately
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Demonstrate correct procedures for emptying, measuring, and recording outputs accurately and consistently
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Implement practical care bundles/checklists to standardize catheter and drain safety in daily workflows
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Educate patients and caregivers on safe movement, hygiene, alarm signs, and device protection to reduce adverse events
Daily review. Cleaner sites. Earlier removal.
Build clinical confidence in infection prevention, one practice at a time.
Who can enroll
Target Audience
Who can enroll
This programme is designed for healthcare professionals across clinical and support roles who play a part in preventing infection and protecting patient and staff safety.
This programme is built for nurses, infection preventionists, surgeons, intensivists, and clinical leaders responsible for indwelling device management across clinical settings.
Designed for these professionals
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Staff nurses (ICU, wards, OT, ER, dialysis, step-down units)
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02
Nursing students and interns
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03
Infection prevention and quality teams
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04
Junior doctors/residents involved in bedside device care
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05
OT and post-operative care teams
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06
Home-care nurses and caregivers (where catheter/drain care is required)
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07
Healthcare support staff involved in monitoring, documentation, or assisting with patient care (as per facility policy)
Stronger Standards. Safer Care.
Strengthen your IPC practice and contribute to safer healthcare environments.
Programme Certification
Your certificate
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a digital certificate recognising your achievement and the competencies you have acquired throughout the course.
Certificates for TerraLeap programmes are issued and signed by authorised TerraLeap representatives. For programmes delivered in collaboration with universities, institutions, or industry organisations, certificates are jointly issued and co-signed by authorised representatives of both TerraLeap and the respective partner.
Each certificate carries a unique Certificate ID and QR code to enable instant authenticity verification — making it easy to share with employers, licensing bodies, or professional networks as evidence of your learning.
Note on scope. TerraLeap certificates confirm successful completion of the respective programme and recognise your professional development and continuing education. They do not constitute a professional licence or regulatory authorisation unless explicitly stated in the programme description.
TERRALEAP
Certificate ID
TL-2026-AB7K3X9P
Official
Seal
Certificate of Completion
Successfully Completed
Awarded in recognition of academic achievement
This is to certify that
XXXXX
has successfully completed the prescribed course of study, demonstrating commitment, diligence, and proficiency in
Catheter and Drain Care Safety
and is hereby awarded this certificate by TerraLeap, recognising the candidate's mastery of the syllabus and successful evaluation.