Effect of nurse-led multidisciplinary rounds on reducing the unnecessary use of urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 815-819

  Fakih, Mohamad G ^a,b   Dueweke, Cathleen ^a   Meisner, Susan ^a   Berriel Cass, Dorine ^a   Savoy Moore, Ruth ^a   Brach, Nicole ^a   Rey, Janice ^a   DeSantis, Laura ^a   Saravolatz, Louis D ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSING CARE; NURSING CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEAM NURSING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NURSES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 51849102972     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589584     Document Type: Article

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