A hospital collaborative: Bundle compliance form use in the reduction of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)

4^th International Conference on Nursing & Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Jacqueline Whitaker

Florida Hospital Tampa, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Background: CLABSIs affect 80,000 patients in the ICU each year and are associated with 24,000 deaths annually. A patient�s length of stay can double due to development of a CLABSI. CAUTIs account for more than 15% of infections reported by acute care hospitals and it is estimated that more than 13,000 deaths are attributed to CAUTIs. CAUTIs can increase a patient�s length of stay by 1 to 3 days. Methods: The Nursing and Infection Prevention teams collaborated in the development of a bundle compliance form that is utilized every 12 hour shift 7 days a week by the direct patient care nurses. The form is then faxed to the Infection Prevention department while making twice a day rounds on the Nursing units. This form is used in conjunction with an electronic report that lists patients by Nursing unit with central lines and indwelling catheters. Results: Our infection prevention plan monitors and reports CLABSIs and CAUTIs for each Nursing unit. There was a 60% reduction in CLABSIs in the intensive care units and a 59% reduction in CLABSIs for all Nursing units. There was a 33% reduction in CAUTIs in the intensive care units and 27.5% reduction for all Nursing units for 2014. Conclusions: A combination of education of the Nursing unit staff in best practice elements via bundle compliance form every shift assessment to reduce device utilization and twice a day rounds by the infection preventionists resulted in a significant decrease in healthcare associated infections in our healthcare facility.

Biography :

Email: Jacqueline.Whitaker@AHSS.ORG