CAUTI prevention teams should work with senior leaders in the planning of leadership rounds, including meeting with leaders before the rounds to share any unit-specific data or concerns.

The central focus of CAUTI prevention lies with the clinicians who work directly with the patients at the unit level. Achieving any meaningful change starts with assembling a strong unit-based team.

CAUTI Prevention: Simple Measures Work Best. Norra MacReady. May 30, 2013. In 2008, as part of an aggressive effort to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the Centers for ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are a common pediatric healthcare-associated infection, but implementation of a prevention bundle can significantly reduce CAUTI rates in children ...

Prevention of CAUTIs. According to the CDC, the biggest risk factor for getting a CAUTI is using a urinary catheter for a long time. These tubes can act as a pathway for bacteria and viruses to ...

ORLANDO — Using catheter-associated urinary tract infections as a metric for care quality misidentifies some infections, according to an expert who argued that using catheter-associated ...

Researchers from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor conducted extensive research and interviews with stakeholders on CAUTI prevention. They collated their findings in a toolkit that provides ...

Recent research published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests healthcare providers can do more to boost catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention efforts.

Access Verathon’s CAUTI toolkit for use in your facility. Note: View our database providing 150 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and ...

With catheter-associated urinary tract infections on the rise, prevention tips will be discussed in a webinar led by Chenel Trevellini, MSN, RN June 17.

ICUs in hospitals with more than 500 beds are half as likely as those in smaller hospitals to have adopted at least one prevention policy for catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Hiring a full-time infection prevention specialist at a skilled nursing facility in California resulted in significantly improved hand hygiene rates and compliance with infection prevention ...