| Summary: | Backgound and Objectives: Nursing has an important role in urinary tract infection prevention and control. Urinary catheters
insertion represents the local topography with the highest rate of hospital infection. Foley catheter placement is performed solely by the nurse and requires aseptic techniques during its performance, thus preventing risks to the patients. The study aimed
to evaluate the training of nurses on Foley catheter insertion and point out limits and possibilities of this practice in patients
at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Geral do Interior da Bahia (HGIB). Methods: This was a qualitative, exploratory and
descriptive study. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. After data analysis, two categories were
evaluated, namely: the training of nurses on Foley catheter insertion in ICU patients and the limits and possibilities of Foley
catheter insertion practice by nurses in ICU patients. Bardin analysis was used for data analysis. Results: The study shows that the
nurse’s practice on Foley catheter insertion in ICU patients is based on the use of aseptic techniques for urinary tract infection
prevention, theoretical and practical knowledge on Foley catheter insertion in ICU patients, knowledge on urinary tract infections
and associations with catheter insertion, whereas the limits and possibilities of Foley catheter insertion practice by nurses are
understood through measures to minimize the risk of hospital infection caused by long-term catheter use in the ICU. Nurses
point out that the risks of hospital infection are inherent to long-term catheter use. This is an important fact, as the knowledge
or its absence may constitute a limit or possibility for Foley catheter insertion practice by the nurse in ICU patients. Conclusion:
Nurses must seek the systematization of knowledge, which warrants support for the team, as well as information, safety and
prompt care, allowing the reduction of urinary tract infection rates and its complications in critically-ill patients. Training of the
multidisciplinary team is necessary, as well as continuing education, interaction and communication with the medical team and
the Hospital Infection Control Committee (CCIH) to prevent and fi ght against hospital infections. KEYWORDS: Nursing. Hospital Infection Control. Intensive Care Unit. Catheter Folley.
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