Use of Designated Nurse PICC Teams and CLABSI Prevention Practices among U.S. Hospitals: A Survey-Based Study

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 293-295

  Krein, Sarah L ^a,b,c   Kuhn, Latoya ^a,b   Ratz, David ^a,c   Chopra, Vineet ^a,b,c  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care hospitals; central line associated bloodstream infection; peripherally inserted central catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84946593206     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000246     Document Type: Article

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