A Study Of Cauti's
Description
There are estimated to be 449,334 CAUTI events per year. A thorough literature review yielded nine studies on the topic of hospital acquired CAUTI's and the following themes emerged: Lack of education regarding catheter protocol and safety, the increased cost associated with CAUTI's, and how catheters are implemented before less invasive procedures. A quality improvement project was completed that included the following to be shared with clinical staff: the development of increased in person training, assessing the patient's continence status and urge to void, implementing bladder training interventions, and consistent perineal care and evaluation.
This paper has been withdrawn.