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Reducing Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters and Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Ellen H. Elpern, MSN, APN, CCNS, Kathryn Killeen, MSN, APN, CCNS, Alice Ketchem, RN, BSN, Amanda Wiley, RN, BSN, CCRN, Gourang Patel, PharmD, and Omar Lateef, DO
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Learning Objectives

At the completion of this program, you will be able to:
  • Understand that catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among complications fundamentally linked to nursing care.
  • Recognize that duration of catheterization is the major risk factor for CAUTIs.
  • Describe how a nurse-based intervention can decrease CAUTIs.

Continuing Education Information

CE ID: A091806
Total Contact Hours: 1.00
Pharma Hours: 0.0
Synergy Cat: A
Test Expires: 11/1/2013

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Reducing Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters and Associated Urinary Tract Infections

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American Journal of Critical Care is an official publication of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), and copyright belongs to AACN. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage retrieval system without permission of AACN. For all permission requests, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Customer Service, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. (978) 750-8400. The statements and opinions contained herein are solely those of individual contributors and not of the editors, AACN, or The InnoVision Group. The editors, AACN, and The InnoVision Group assume that articles emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the requisite authority, including all matters pertaining to human studies and patient privacy requirements.

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