The role of nurses working in emergency and critical care environments in the prevention of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-68

  Vandijck, Dominique M ^a   Labeau, Sonia O ^b   Secanell, Mariona ^c   Rello, Jordi ^c   Blot, Stijn I ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catheter related bloodstream infection; Emergency and critical care nurses; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; BANDAGE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE;

ANTISEPSIS; BANDAGES; BENCHMARKING; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 58149186699     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.07.005     Document Type: Review

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