Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Build an Evidence-Based Program To Improve Patient Outcomes

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a high-profile hospital-acquired infection and with good reason.While one in four hospitalized patients are catheterized, a staggering 74% of hospitals do not closely monitor catheter duration. And now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will no longer reimburse healthcare organizations for treatment of CAUTIs unless the infection is documented as present on admission (POA) .Learn how to build a prevention program to reduce CAUTIs and receive appropriate reimbursement with this exciting book and CD-ROM package. It will help you:- Implement a personalized prevention program that builds on your current procedures for monitoring catheter usage and CAUTI rates - Effectively track patients with catheters and the duration of each catheterization - Educate your staff about evidence-based practices to prevent CAUTIs - Train nurses on evidence-based catheter care, including choosing the most appropriate catheter and performing correct care - Accurately assess patients and identify those with CAUTIs that are POASafeguard your patents against catheter-associated urinary tract infections and ensure your facility receives the reimbursement it deserves. Order you copy today.Take a look at the Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Relating Prevention to the Current Healthcare Environment Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practices for Indwelling Catheter Use and Prevention of CAUTIs Chapter 3: Assessment, Risk, and Need Chapter 4: Documentation Chapter 5: Prevention ProgramsEarn continuing education credits!HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for three nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro.Learning Objectives:- Explain expectations related to hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - List the steps involved in developing a business case for HAC initiatives - Discuss related performance improvement processes - Describe methods for incorporating HAC initiatives into your organization's performance improvement plan - Discuss evidence-based practices for catheter care - Explain evidence-based practices that help prevent CAUTIs - Explain the rationale for inserting, continuing, and removing indwelling urinary catheters in hospitalized patients - Identify populations at risk of CAUTI - Describe essential elements to document regarding nursing assessments - Discuss treatment of patients with indwelling urinary catheters - Explain how to evaluate literature to build an evidence-based catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention program - Identify key stakeholders needed to build a successful team - Describe how to secure organizational engagement in CAUTI prevention initiatives - Discuss the use of a performance improvement model for achieving CAUTI prevention objectives, sustaining organizational change, and improving patient outcomes