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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedKrein SL, Kuhn L, Ratz D
Use of designated nurse PICC teams and CLABSI prevention practices among U.S. hospitals: a survey-based study.
The authors identified the prevalence of and factors associated with having a designated nurse peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) team among U.S. acute care hospitals. They found that nurse PICC teams inserted PICCs in more than 60% of U.S. hospitals during the study period. Moreover, certain practices to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection, including maximum sterile barrier precautions, chlorhexidine gluconate for insertion site antisepsis, and facility-wide insertion checklists were regularly used by a higher percentage of hospitals with nurse PICC teams compared with those without. They concluded that nurse PICC teams play an integral role in PICC use at many hospitals and that use of such teams may promote key practices to prevent complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS022835.
Citation: Krein SL, Kuhn L, Ratz D .
Use of designated nurse PICC teams and CLABSI prevention practices among U.S. hospitals: a survey-based study.
J Patient Saf 2019 Dec;15(4):293-95. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000246..
Keywords: Nursing, Teams, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Inpatient Care, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Prevention, Provider: Nurse, Provider
Jones K, Sibai J, Battjes R
How and when nurses collect urine cultures on catheterized patients: a survey of 5 hospitals.
Obtaining a specimen for urine culture is a key element in evaluating for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Nurses at 5 hospitals completed a survey regarding their knowledge, training, and practices of appropriate reasons for obtaining urine cultures. The researchers concluded that important opportunities exist for nurses to optimize the decisions to obtain urine cultures and the process for obtaining them.
AHRQ-funded; 290201000025I; 29032001T.
Citation: Jones K, Sibai J, Battjes R .
How and when nurses collect urine cultures on catheterized patients: a survey of 5 hospitals.
Am J Infect Control 2016 Feb;44(2):173-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.003.
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Keywords: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitals, Nursing, Provider: Nurse, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)