Disciplines
Critical Care Nursing | Geriatric Nursing | Interprofessional Education | Medical Education | Nursing | Perioperative, Operating Room and Surgical Nursing | Public Health and Community Nursing
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Abstract
Background: Clients that require indwelling catheterization often get bacterial infection causing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. These infections lead to longer hospital admissions and poorer outcomes for clients.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of the use of suggested hygiene methods from hospital policy/guidelines in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Methods: Using the Kennesaw State Library search system, 10 articles were found to support that the use of consistent evidence based practices can prevent urinary tract infection occurrence.
Results: Our articles identified appropriate and inappropriate indications for catheterization and effective hygiene techniques used by nurses in the prevention of CAUTIs. These methods have been used for decades, and still result in CAUTI occurrence. The use of a new histotripsy technique was found to drastically reduce the bacterial biofilm within indwelling catheters.
Conclusion: The use of histotripsy is a promising prevention strategy for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, but requires further research. Nurses and healthcare staff need to be better educated on the appropriate indications for catheterization and when to advocate for removal.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
Wellstar College of Health and Human Services
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Dr. Mary Frances Pate
Included in
Critical Care Nursing Commons, Geriatric Nursing Commons, Interprofessional Education Commons, Perioperative, Operating Room and Surgical Nursing Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons
The Effects of Hospital Policy and Procedure on CAUTI Occurrence
Abstract
Background: Clients that require indwelling catheterization often get bacterial infection causing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. These infections lead to longer hospital admissions and poorer outcomes for clients.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of the use of suggested hygiene methods from hospital policy/guidelines in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Methods: Using the Kennesaw State Library search system, 10 articles were found to support that the use of consistent evidence based practices can prevent urinary tract infection occurrence.
Results: Our articles identified appropriate and inappropriate indications for catheterization and effective hygiene techniques used by nurses in the prevention of CAUTIs. These methods have been used for decades, and still result in CAUTI occurrence. The use of a new histotripsy technique was found to drastically reduce the bacterial biofilm within indwelling catheters.
Conclusion: The use of histotripsy is a promising prevention strategy for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, but requires further research. Nurses and healthcare staff need to be better educated on the appropriate indications for catheterization and when to advocate for removal.