Drs. Charles Buscemi and Arturo Gonzalez are on the faculty of Florida International University, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, Florida. They are also Nurse Practitioners in clinical practice specializing in wound care. Dr. Buscemi is certified as a CWCN and Dr Gonzalez as a CWCN-AP from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board.
By Charles P. Buscemi, PhD, APRN, CWCN and Arturo Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CWCN-AP
Urinary catheters serve several purposes, including monitoring urine output, relieving urinary retention, and facilitating diagnosis of disease in the lower urinary tract. These catheters can...