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101. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     May 13, 2014 - So having a vision about your unit and how Foley catheters are used in terms of no Foley catheters placed … There are still patients who receive Swan-Ganz catheters, and like urinary catheters in the ICU, I don … , or does this patient need to have a catheter in. … We also made more catheter alternatives available. … or urinary catheter.

102. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - • Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate uses of urinary catheters according to HICPAC, … Up to 25 percent of admitted patients have urinary catheters placed. … Reducing CAUTI The benefits of reducing inappropriate placements of urinary catheters include: • A … • Finally, catheters are uncomfortable and the resulting urinary tract infections even more so. … Although personnel who insert catheters are almost exclusively nurses, this training should extend to

103. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - • Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate uses of urinary catheters according to HICPAC, … Up to 25 percent of admitted patients have urinary catheters placed. … Reducing CAUTI The benefits of reducing inappropriate placements of urinary catheters include: • A … • Finally, catheters are uncomfortable and the resulting urinary tract infections even more so. … Although personnel who insert catheters are almost exclusively nurses, this training should extend to

104. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Examples of inappropriate uses for indwelling catheters include means of obtaining urine for culture … 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 … evaluate the indications for urinary catheter utilization Physicians should promptly discontinue catheters … no longer needed urinary catheters      Strongly agree and agree 190/228 (83.3)   

105. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk (April 8, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - And this was listed under the potential inappropriate use of urinary catheters. … can risk infection at the epidural catheter site, so it is very important to look at these catheters … We have posters; the stock poster, the most necessary catheter poster, the most unnecessary urinary catheters … Do you have any patients with catheters? Tell me about your six patients. … The physicians should promptly discontinue catheters when no longer needed.

106. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     April 08, 2014 - And this was listed under the potential inappropriate use of urinary catheters. … can risk infection at the epidural catheter site, so it is very important to look at these catheters … We have posters; the stock poster, the most necessary catheter poster, the most unnecessary urinary catheters … Do you have any patients with catheters? Tell me about your six patients. … The physicians should promptly discontinue catheters when no longer needed.

107. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools Focus on Reducing Catheter-Associated … Preventing Device-Associated Infections    Placement, Maintenance, and Removal    Peripheral Venous Catheters …    Central Venous Catheters    Urinary Catheters    Ventilators Resident Physicians as Safety … the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated

108. Nursing Protocol Training_Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with selected medical devices: o Central lines o Midline catheters … Patients With Devices Clean ALL Devices  Patients with selected devices, such as central venous catheters … , midline catheters, or lumbar drains, may have other devices as well … These may include: o Urinary catheters o G-tube, J-tubes o Chest tubes o Rectal tubes o EKG leads and …  Wrap all devices (e.g., central lines and midline catheters), as needed, to protect from water

109. Computer-Based Training Modules: Basin Bed Bathing with CHG
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     March 01, 2022 - for adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with selected medical devices: Central lines Midline catheters … Patients With Devices 12 Clean ALL Devices Patients with selected devices, such as central venous catheters … , midline catheters, or lumbar drains, may have other devices as well. … These may include: Urinary catheters G-tube, J-tubes Chest tubes Rectal tubes EKG leads and wires Basin … Wrap all devices (e.g., central lines and midline catheters), as needed, to protect from water in shower

110. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Avoid using the femoral vein for catheters in adult patients. … Remove unnecessary catheters.   Slide 11. … Routinely removed catheters should not be sent for culture.   Slide 29. … Under no circumstance should catheters be cut prior to removal. … Femoral or axillary arterial catheters may increase the risk of infection and require maximum barriers

111. Patient and Family-Centered Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Identify with the team what it would look like if catheter utilization was low and CAUTIs were prevented … Educate others in daily rounding assessing for catheter presence and indication Empowerment Empower … Part of the Daily Work Make daily rounding and catheter utilization assessment part of routine patient … Sterile placement of catheter CUSP Educate on the Science of Safety Identify defects … To promptly remove urinary catheters that are no longer needed: What role might patients and families

112. Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - die in hospitals each year as the result of medical errors 5 Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated … of unnecessary urinary catheters To promptly remove urinary catheters that are no longer needed … Sterile placement of catheter CUSP Educate on the Science of Safety Identify defects … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated

113. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     August 12, 2014 - What’s your greatest challenge with catheter removal? … didn’t have a catheter when they came to the ICU, we put a catheter in. … We don’t really need a catheter in every ICU patient. … So, there’s been a lot of work in stocking all the urinary catheters, the condom catheters, the change … and the urology has to come in and put in the catheter.

114. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - attitudes, or beliefs (i.e., “behavior based”) Examples: Are nurses reluctant to remove urinary catheters … even when the patient no longer meets criteria for a catheter? … Slide 17 Methods for Mitigating Risk Optimize insertion practices Prevent insertion of catheters … clinical assessment for signs/symptoms of UTI Increase use of alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters … `Condom catheters (evaluate multiple products) Moisture-wicking incontinence pads Bladder scanners

115. Module 1: Overview | 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: HICPAC* Indications for a Urinary Catheter 1 Narration: But if overuse of catheters is … Slide 6: HICPAC Indications for a Urinary Catheter Narration: In the perioperative setting, catheters … Are nurses reluctant to remove urinary catheters even when the patient no longer meets criteria for a … You also have alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters, and you should consider increasing their

116. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Transcript (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - 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.

117. Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2020 - Full-barrier precautions during central venous catheter insertion. … Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Risk of infection due to central venous catheters: effect of site of placement and catheter type. … The pathogenesis and epidemiology of catheter-related infection with pulmonary artery Swan-Ganz catheters … Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.

118. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary … AHRQ tools, research, and resources related to reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections … Rates of CAUTIs and catheter use in participating ICUs were unchanged. … Effect of Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Statewide … Issues Regarding Identification of Urinary Catheter Use From Medical Records The authors describe their

119. 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

120. Nursing Protocol Training_Bed Bathing With 2% No-Rinse Chlorhexidine (CHG) Cloths and Showering With 4% Rinse-Off CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with selected medical devices: o Central lines o Midline catheters … , midline catheters, or lumbar drains, may have other devices as well … These may include: o Urinary catheters o G-tube, J-tubes o Chest tubes o Rectal tubes o EKG leads and …  Wrap all devices (e.g., central lines and midline catheters), as needed, to protect from water … packet of two 2% CHG cloths: o For ALL lines and tubes, and drains (e.g., central lines, urinary catheters