Kids' Guide: Using a Catheter

A Kids’ Guide to Using a Catheter is the simple, easy-to-use companion for helping teach boys and girls to be independent and confident in their self-catheterization.

Full of educational tips, instructions and encouragement, the app helps you:

• Discuss how our bodies work, and why some people need to use a catheter to go to the bathroom.

• Teach about the relationship between the bladder, brain and the kidneys.

• Explain why bladder care and emptying on a regular schedule is so important.

• Plan the day and learn how to create a schedule for when and where it’s best to go. Different scenarios explore the school day, travel and fun activities away from home.

• Prepare for self-catheterization​ by building a kit of supplies.

• Learn the four steps to self-catheterization: Get Prepared, Get Clean, Insert the Catheter and Empty all the Way

The Pediatric Urology Nurse Specialists

The Pediatric Urology Nurse Specialists and Associates is a professional organization dedicated to improving the care of pediatric urology patients across the lifespan through educational programs, research collaboration, and evidence based clinical practice. www.punsonline.org