Document Type
Video
Publication Date
Spring 2021
Abstract
There are estimated to be 449,334 CAUTI events per year (hospitalsafelygrade). As well, this costs the health care system to the United States Healthcare System which shows that it costs the country an extra 340-370 million every year (Gray et al., 2016). The purpose of this quality improvement project is to determine how to overcome the negative effects that patients experience when receiving catheters (indwelling or external) while in the hospital. Increased catheter rates and infections were noted at an urban teaching hospital which led to the creation of this new protocol guideline.
Recommended Citation
Arnett, Katelynn; Bott, Mary; Bray, Abigail; Brown, Dakota; and Mains, Zachary, "A Protocol to Overcome the Negative Health Effects Associated with Urinary Catheters in the Hospital Setting; A Quality Improvement Project" (2021). 2021 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Oral Presentations. 33.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_videos_2021/33
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