Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care: The bundle approach

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-217

  Andreessen, Linda ^a   Wilde, Mary H ^b   Herendeen, Pam ^b,c  

^a Advanced Imaging Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter bundle; catheter associated urinary tract infection; infection; multidisciplinary; quality improvement; urinary catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TIME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84862217240     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318248b0b1     Document Type: Article

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