Abstract
Hospital-associated infections from indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) are a major cause of patient mortality and morbidity and are considered preventable patient safety issues. The CDC HIPAC evidence-based (EB) guideline on prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) recommends care practices to prevent CAUTIs. Objectives of this study were to determine if components of an EB hospital-wide patient care initiative on prevention of CAUTIS are being practiced on a daily basis, to determine if the CAUTIs rates and device days had decreased, and to determine staff knowledge of prevention of CAUTIs.
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