Protocol for cleaning equipment for CIC

 

Cleaning and storing catheters, syringes and cones

Guidelines  for nurses 

 

1. Cleaning and storing the catheter and syringe

• Wash the outside of the catheter with water
• Rinse catheter 3 times with water and blow air through to remove excess water
• Shake the catheter as dry as possible, leave it to dry in the sun when possible and store inside a washed piece of cloth, iron the cloth beforehand
• Syringe: wash with water and blow out with air and store the parts disconnected from each other
• Catheters should be replaced every 3 months