Changing practice to reduce the use of urinary catheters

Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 18-20

  Harris, Teresa Ann ^a  

^a Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CANCER CENTER; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEW YORK; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 77149179077     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000367857.98069.ad     Document Type: Article

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