Effects of a catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention campaign on infection rate, catheter utilization, and health care workers' perspective at a community safety net hospital
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
American Journal of Infection Control
Abstract
Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections is in the forefront of health care quality. However, nurse and physician engagement is a common barrier in infection prevention efforts. After implementation of a multidisciplinary catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention campaign, we studied the impact of our campaign and showed its association with reducing the CAUTI rate and catheter utilization and the positive effect on health care workers' engagement and perspectives. CAUTI prevention campaigns can lead to lower infection rates and change health care workers' perspective.
First Page
115
Last Page
116
DOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.08.011
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Recommended Citation
Gray, Dorinne; Nussle, Richard; Cruz, Abner; Kane, Gail; Toomey, Michael; Bay, Curtis; and Ostovar, Gholamabbas Amin, "Effects of a catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention campaign on infection rate, catheter utilization, and health care workers' perspective at a community safety net hospital" (2016). DIHS Faculty Publications. 74.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/dihs-faculty/74