Transcription of Preventing CAUTI: A patient-centered approach
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Preventing CAUTI: A patient-centered approach
Preventing CAUTI: A patient-centered approachPhoto By francIs BlacK infection prevention community must assure that ongoing CAUTI prevention programs are inclusive and MaRiLyn HanCHett, Rn, Ma, CPHQ, CiC42 | Autumn 2012 | Prevention Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is widely recognized in the United States as the most common healthcare-associated infection (HAI), representing an estimated 40 percent of all CAUTI has been shown to increase patient mortality and morbidity, increase length of stay, and add to the cost of Not only is CAUTI a challenge in acute care, the prevalence of catheters in nursing homes expands the need for eff ective clinical prevention programs across the health services valid measures for CAUTI are diffi cult to obtain.
Adapted from Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Needham DM. Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation. BMJ. 2008 Oct 6;337:a1714 *Implementation science: the use of scientifically valid methods to promote the integration of research findings and other best practices into the evolving standard of care.
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