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Want to use your own pictures instead of ours? No problem! Just right Change Picture. Maintain the proportion of pictures as you resize by dragging a corner. The Einstein Surgical Cluster team is requesting a grant to evaluate the use of the UK standard for indwelling catheter care, the “Link System” in Post-Prostatectomy patients. The link system is extremely rare in the US, estimated to be used in as low as 2% of NY homecare pts. (Wilde et al, 2013) Barriers to change have been the aforementioned “sacred cow” of rinsing which compromised the closed system daily, and the resistance of medicare to fund disposable bags. In the past, the system would be opened at the catheter end to swap from the leg bag to the night bag, a technique requiring dexterity and guidance to avoid contamination. The B-link (British Link) system will bring simplicity, reduced anxiety, and reduced risk of contamination to our patients who need a temporary indwelling catheter after surgery. Nursing Shared Governance Helps Eliminate “Sacred Cow” using an Evidence Based Rapid Cycle Improvement Process