Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Strategy Using Education in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Authors

Laura M. Locke
Cynthia Louise Grissman, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TXFollow
Rita Denise Crasta, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TXFollow
Gisele Nicole Bazan, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TXFollow
Kari Love, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TXFollow
Cindy Ford
Jamie K. Roney, Covenant Health, Lubbock, TXFollow
JoAnn D. Long

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

9-2017

Publication Title

Providence Saint Joseph Health Research Symposium poster presentation, Oregon City, Oregon, September 2017

Abstract

Purpose: To measure clinical impact of an evidence-based educational strategy on urinary tract infection (UTI) rates in a 900+ bed acute care facility located in a southwestern state in the United States (US).

Clinical Question: Will a focu son staff education in the ICU on proper placement techniques, care, and early removal of urinary retention catheters reduce incidences of CAUTIs in an ICU setting?

Department

Nursing

Recommended Citation

Locke, Laura M.; Grissman, Cynthia Louise; Crasta, Rita Denise; Bazan, Gisele Nicole; Love, Kari; Ford, Cindy; Roney, Jamie K.; and Long, JoAnn D., "Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Strategy Using Education in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)" (2017). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 2777.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/2777