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21. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (May 5, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Slide 12 Inappropriate Catheter Indications Incontinence Catheters do not protect skin … Slide 14 Inappropriate Catheter Indications Limited mobility or debility Catheters do not … Slide 15 Inappropriate Catheter Indications Dementia or confusion Catheters do not prevent … Slide 19 Inappropriate Catheter Indications Staff convenience Catheters don't save time … Competency Slide 29 Education When, where and how to nurses learn to place indwelling urinary catheters

22. Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - The risk of acquiring a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) due to urinary catheter insertion … Confirm order, to include catheter and balloon size; use the smallest effective catheter size.     … Then advance the catheter 2-3 inches more. (Do not force the catheter through the urethra). … Leave the catheter in the vagina, if accidentally inserted, until after the new sterile urinary catheter … Hold the catheter with the nondominant hand; use the dominant hand to fully inflate the catheter balloon

23. Appendix H. Urinary Catheter Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Poster on Indications for Urinary Catheters Appendix E. … Catheter Care Pocket Card Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure Appendix K. … Foley catheters can cause : ↑ Infections ↑ Length of Stay ↑ Cost ↑ Patient Discomfort … OBTAIN ORDERS TO DISCONTINUE UNNECESSARY URINARY CATHETERS! … Foley Catheters are indicated for: Acute urinary retention or obstruction Perioperative use in

24. Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2024 - A quick analysis of records revealed that clinicians were inserting indwelling catheters at a rate of … Officials found that clinicians were inserting catheters for a variety of reasons, many of which were … The number of patient catheter days has not topped 26 per month since April 2023. … In many months, the total catheter days is closer to 10. … Appropriate catheter use has become part of the culture.

25. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance: Slide Presentation Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting … Pub No. 15-0073-4-EF September 2015 Slide 2 Setting the Stage ICU patient has a urinary catheter … bag and places the bag on patient’s abdomen Nurse notices patient’s urinary catheter isn’t secured … to her leg Image on right side of slide: a urinary catheter bag. … Slide 4 Answer Three issues: Urinary catheter bag placement No securement device Urine

26. Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - The risk of acquiring a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) due to urinary catheter insertion … depends on aseptic technique during catheterization, duration of catheter use, the quality of catheter … For All Indwelling Urinary Catheter Procedures: Resident Name. … A catheter securement device is in place to prevent catheter movement and urethral traction. … Use an IUC insertion checklist if changing the catheter.

27. Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Catheter Insertion, Care, and Maintenance … Educational modules and resources that explain the types of catheters used to collect or drain urine … to prevent CAUTI by using evidence-based practices when inserting and caring for indwelling urinary catheters … and don'ts of catheter care. … care of residents who have a catheter in place.

28. Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
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    January 01, 2013 - Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? … Maintaining Awareness & Proper Care of Catheters 3. Prompting Catheter Removal 4. … Maintaining Awareness & Proper Care of Catheters 3. Prompting Catheter Removal 4. … Maintaining Awareness & Proper Care of Catheters 3. Prompting Catheter Removal 4. … Maintaining Awareness & Proper Care of Catheters 3. Prompting Catheter Removal 4.

29. Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Slide 11 Strategies to Promote Engagement Aseptic insertion of indwelling urinary catheters is … few similarities between the controlled environment in which health care providers learn to insert catheters … They may observe peers inserting catheters and notice that aseptic technique is not used. … Slide 14 Alternatives Consider alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters first: Bladder … http :// www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/673147 Slide 29 Conclusion Urinary catheters should only

30. Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 12, 2015 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits Aseptic Catheter … Insertion Practices in the Emergency Department Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion … Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated … Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter

31. Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Most have urinary catheters 2-4 days Daily risk of acquisition of bacteriuria: 3% to 8% … Slide 8 Why Use Urinary Catheters Perioperatively? … for patients with thoracic epidural catheters? … Slide 37 Protocol Protocolize catheter removal: Empower the unit RNs to remove urinary catheters … Presence of catheter part of IMOC rounds Education of nurses to empower them to remove catheters--

32. Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal (doc file)
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    April 02, 2025 - Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal Algorithm for observing patient after discontinuing … urinary catheter Appendix M. … to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters and to evaluate urinary needs after catheter … Does the patient have a urinary catheter? If no, reevaluate the next day. … Catheter need: The catheter is acceptable for any (at least one) of the following reasons below: · Urinary

33. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ■ Acute urinary retention or obstruction ■ … postoperative use ■ Morbid obesity ■ Immobility ■ Confusion or dementia ■ Patient request Urinary Catheters … Urinary Catheters Increase... … Catheters Are NOT Indicated for... ...and patients with urinary catheters tend to stay in bed, increasing

34. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Slide 2 Learning Objectives Describe patients with urinary catheters as potential reservoirs … Slide 3 Polling Question 1: Which of the following is more likely in patients with urinary catheters … bacteriuria Patient developing bacteremia from a urinary source Slide 4 Patients with Urinary Catheters … Workload issues leading to work-arounds Weighing risk of catheters v. other issues (i.e. falls) … I would say that again, well, we are very justified, you know, most of the time in having Foley catheters

35. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2023 - For those with catheters, the risk of bacteriuria increases 3 to 7 percent every day the catheter remains … Slide 5 But if overuse of catheters is a problem, what do we know about guidelines related to catheter … removing catheters that met criteria defined in the protocol. … Second, if a catheter is used, maintain awareness and proper care of catheters already in place. … Observe what happens in your unit and how catheters are used.

36. Aseptic Catheter Insertion Practices in the ED: A Focus on Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Healthcare providers who insert catheters say they use aseptic technique. … They may observe peers inserting catheters and notice that aseptic technique is not used. … Review catheter insertion technique during annual competency testing. … Slide 7 Lack of Importance: Strategies to Overcome Aseptic insertion of indwelling urinary catheters … If catheter is accidentally contaminated, it is discarded, and a new sterile catheter is obtained.

37. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - Poster on Indications for Urinary Catheters ( PDF , 298 KB) (Appendix D of Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated … motivate staff regarding the risks, indications, and nonindications for use of indwelling urinary catheters … Units: Implementation Guide) Educate staff on the problem of CAUTI, removal of indwelling urinary catheters … and educate and motivate staff to consider alternatives to using these catheters. … of a protocol that empowers nurses to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters.

38. Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters
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    January 01, 2013 - Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine … Addressing the appropriateness of placement of urinary catheters in the emergency department and promoting … removal of the urinary catheters post-operatively in the recovery area may also help reduce unnecessary … the indications for urinary catheter utilization Physicians should promptly discontinue catheters when … no longer needed Nurses evaluating catheters and finding no indication should contact the physician

39. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - procedure restores normal sinus rhythm by delivering energy (commonly radiofrequency energy) through catheters … The procedure is typically performed in a catheter lab and involves guided insertion of catheters from … Restores normal sinus rhythm by delivering energy through catheters guided from the arm, groin, or neck … catheters to ablate the source of the arrhythmia. … CryoCor Cryoablation System (CryoBlator Catheters & Model 2020 Console) (P050024) 2007 CryoCor, Inc

40. Remember C.A.U.T.I. To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - C Catheter Removal Think about catheters in any of your residents. … Are the catheters really necessary? Remove the catheter if there is no good indication for it. … A Aseptic Insertion Only trained personnel should insert catheters. … U Use Regular Assessments Insert new urinary catheters only where there is a good indication. … Implement a process to see whether residents need catheters.