PUK8 ESTIMATING THE COST OF NURSE BURNOUT-ASSOCIATED PATIENT CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Abstract

Registered nurse (RN) burnout is associated with poor patient quality outcomes such as increased mortality, high hospital readmission rates, and increased hospital-acquired infections. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a type of patient hospital-acquired infection associated with inadequate RN sterile urinary catheter placement techniques and/or a lack of frequent RN catheter care maintenance. RN burnout is associated with increased patient CAUTI rates given that RNs experiencing burnout exhibit decreased concentration, decreased time to complete patient tasks, and increased workload burdens.