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DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000228 academic medical center routinely ensures that all clinicians are following best practices for maintaining urinary catheters. Inpatient and procedure areas at the organization have CAUTI prevention champions who… Click to show full abstract
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000228 academic medical center routinely ensures that all clinicians are following best practices for maintaining urinary catheters. Inpatient and procedure areas at the organization have CAUTI prevention champions who receive routine education on CAUTI prevention and are accountable for spreading change in the areas in which they practice. Anecdotal evidence collected from the champions supported an inconsistent practice of intermittent irrigation of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs). In 2015, 3 of the 28 CAUTIs at our institution involved IUCs that were irrigated intermittently. A subcommittee was formed to (1) determine current practices, (2) research best practices, and (3) propose recommended practices concerning intermittent irrigation of IUCs.
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Year Published: 2017
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