Nurse-directed interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 548-553

  Oman, Kathleen S ^a,b   Makic, Mary Beth Flynn ^a,b   Fink, Regina ^a   Schraeder, Nicolle ^a   Hulett, Teresa ^a   Keech, Tarah ^c   Wald, Heidi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAUTI; Foley catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING INTERVENTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84864697734     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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