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Unformatted text preview: EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH ON
CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT
INFECTIONS
LINDSAY HUFFMAN
N494: ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH
09/16/2018 INTRODUCTION
• THIS PRESENTATION WILL DISCUSS A CLINICAL PROBLEM RELATED TO MY NURSING
PRACTICE
• THIS PRESENTATION WILL DISCUSS THE RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH CATHETER
ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (CAUTIS)
• THIS PRESENATION WILL DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO PREVENT A CAUTI
• THE PRESENTATION WILL DISCUSS HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES TO CURRENT
PRACTICE
• THE PRESENTATION WILL DISCUSS A CHANGE THEORY MODEL CLINICAL PROBLEM
IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE AND PREVENT CAUTIS, I RESEARCHED AND
EVALUATED THE USE OF CHLORHEXIDINE FOR PATIENT BATHING AND
COMPARED IT TO SOAP AND WATER USE IN FOLEY CATHETER CARE TO
DETERMINE IF IT REDUCED CAUTIS IN THE ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)
POPULATION. LITERATURE CRITIQUE
• THE STUDY BY FINK ET AL.,(2012) REVEALED THAT THE USE OF AN ANTISEPTIC SUCH AS
CHLORHEXIDINE (CHG) WAS USED ONLY 44% OF THE TIME PRIOR TO INSERTION OF
INDWELLING CATHETERS WHEREAS SOAP AND WATER WERE USED OVER HALF OF THE TIME
IN THE CURRENT NURSING PRACTICE.
• THE NOTO ET AL., (2015) STUDY REVEALED THAT REPEATED USE OF CHLORHEXIDINE CAN
LEAD TO ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE.
• THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC, 2016) FOUND THAT THE
ROUTINE USE OF DECOLONIZATION USING TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIALS SHOULD BE LIMITED
TO “HIGH PREVALENCE OUTBREAKS” IN SPECIAL-CARE UNITS.
• INCREASING CLINICAL USE OF CHG RAISES THE CONCERN THAT ORGANISMS MAY DEVELOP
RESISTANCE TO THE ANTISEPTIC AND TO OTHER ANTIMICROBIALS WITH REPEATED
EXPOSURE. RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE SUGGESTING AN ASSOCIATION
BETWEEN MINIMUM CONCENTRATIONS OF CHG AND RESISTANCE IN COAGULASE-NEGATIVE
STAPHYLOCOCCI, GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI, AND A SELECTION OF MRSA ISOLATES IN
HOSPITAL ICU'S (DENNY & MUNRO, 2017). LITERATURE CRITIQUE
• ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE BY DENNY AND MUNRO (2017), CHG
CAN CAUSE MINOR REACTIONS WHEN A PATIENT COMES IN
CONTACT WITH IT SUCH AS SKIN IRRITATION, ITCHING, OR
BURNING. CHG CAN ALSO CAUSE MORE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE
SUCH AS CORNEAL INJURIES AND CORNEAL SCARRING WITH
INADVERTENT EXPOSURE DURING CHG BATHING.
• THE STUDY BY RUPP ET AL., (2012) STATES THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANCE BETWEEN THE USE OF CHLORHEXIDINE BATHING
AND THE REDUCTION OF (CAUTIS) WHEN COMPARED WITH NONANTIMICROBIAL BATHING. CAUTI PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION
ENGAGE AND EDUCATE
• ORGANIZE A HEALTH CARE TEAM COMMITTED IN PATIENT SAFETY CONTROL
PRACTICES
• INCORPORATE TOOLS TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES, FOR
EXAMPLE THE CAUTI GUIDE TO PATIENT SAFETY [GPS] IDENTIFY MENTORS TO
EDUCATE HEALTHCARE TEAM ON ALL FACETS OF FOLEY CATHETER USE INCLUDING
PATIENT EDUCATION, STERILE TECHNIQUE FOR INSERTION, MAINTENANCE, AND
REMOVAL PROTOCOLS (FLETCHER ET AL., 2016) IMPLEMENTATION
Execute
"ABCDE" of prevention of CAUTI's as outlined by the Joint Commission based on
evidence-based practice research
Adherence to general infection control principles (hand hygiene, surveillance and
feedback, aseptic insertion, proper maintenance, education) is important.
Bladder ultrasound may avoid indwelling catheterization.
Condom catheters or other alternatives to an indwelling catheter such as intermittent
catheterization should be considered in appropriate patients.
Do not use the indwelling catheter unless you must!
Early removal of the catheter using a reminder or nurse-initiated removal protocol
appears warranted. CHANGE CURVE MODEL FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
• THE FIRST STAGE IN THE CHANGE CURVE MODEL IS STAGNATION
• LACK OF RESOURCES OR INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP CAN CAUSE STAGNATION
• IN THIS MODEL, THE STAFF DO NOT FEEL A NEED TO PREVENT CAUTIS BECAUSE THEY
FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS PERFORMED CATHETER CARE
• BY ESTABLISHING A UNIT BASED COUNCIL, OR BRINGING CAUTI PREVENTION TO THE
COUNCIL, THE UNIT CAN OVERCOME THIS STAGE (CHRISTENSON, 2015) DUCK’S CHANGE CURVE MODEL
• PREPARATION STAGE
• THE STAFF MAY BE UNEASY WITH NEW CAUTI PREVENTION METHODS BEING INTRODUCED
• A UNIT BASED COUNCIL CAN HELP REDUCE THE UNEASINESS BY HOLDING
INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS REGARDING THE NEW CAUTI PREVENTION BUNDLES • IMPLEMENTATION STAGE:
• THE COUNCIL WILL ENSURE THE STAFF IS EDUCATED ON THE IMPORTANT OF DAILY
CHLORHEXIDINE BATHS ON PATIENTS WITH URINARY CATHETERS.
• THE UNIT BASED COUNCIL WILL SHOW STAFF EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS AND PROVIDE
THE MATERIALS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE STAFF SUCCEEDS. (CHRISTENSON, 2015) DUCK’S CHANGE CURVE MODEL
• DETERMINATION
• UNIT STAFF WILL SEE THE RESULTS OF DAILY CHLORHEXIDINE BATHS
• THE RESULTS MAY NOT BE EASILY SEEN AND THE STAFF MAY QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF DAILY CHG BATHS
• THE UNIT BASED COUNCIL WILL NEED TO KEEP A VISUAL OR CHART SHOWING THE DECREASE IN CAUTIS
ON THE UNIT • FRUITION:
• STAFF WILL TRULY SEE A DECREASE IN CAUTS ON THE UNIT
• THE STAFF WILL GET BEHIND THE POLICY CHANGE
• THE STAFF FEELS THEIR EFFORTS ARE ACHIEVING THE DESIRED RESULTS OF CAUTI REDUCTION (CHRISTENSON, 2015) BARRIERS
• LACK OF SUPPORT FROM LEADERSHIP
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PHYSICIANS ARE NOT AWARE OF NURSING PRACTICES IN CAUTI
PREVENTION, INFORMATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL POSTERS ARE USUALLY POSTED IN NURSE BREAK
ROOMS WHERE PHYSICIANS ARE NOT LIKELY TO SEE IT; AND MEDICAL DIRECTORS DID NOT
COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO OTHER PHYSICIANS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS BETTER ENGAGING
PHYSICIANS AND THE HEALTH CARE TEAM IN PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES. • LACK OF ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
HOSPITALS OFTEN HAVE HIGHER PATIENT TO STAFF RATIOS, WHICH LEADS TO THE STAFF FEELING
THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME TO PERFORM THE CATHETER CARE NEEDED TO PREVENT CAUTIS.
HOSPITALS ALSO LACK THE RESOURCES TO AUDIT THE CAUTI PREVENTION BUNDLES, MAKING IT
DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF STAFF ARE PERFORMING THE BUNDLES, OR PERFORMING THEM CORRECTLY. (FLETCHER ET AL., 2016)
(BALL, MURRELLS, RAFFERTY, MORROW, & GRIFFITHS, 2013) INTERNAL EVIDENCE
• CLINICAL EXPERTISE OF STAFF NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSES ASSISTANTS
• UNITS IN THE SAME HOSPITAL WITH FAVORABLE OUTCOMES OF GIVING DAILY
CHLORHEXIDINE BATHS
• UNITS IN HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME PROJECT AND HAVING THE SAME OUTCOMES CONCLUSION
• MORE STANDARDIZED CAUTI PREVENTION BUNDLES AND CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT THE
HOSPITAL ON WHAT THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS IN THE BUNDLES SHOULD BE PHYSICIAN
EDUCATION ON STANDARD CAUTI PREVENTIONS PRACTICES
• MORE INTENSIVE EDUCATION REGARDING CAUTI PREVENTION INCLUDING THE
IMPORTANCE OF BUNDLES
• NURSE AUTONOMY ON PROMPT REMOVAL OF THE CATHETER
• TRAINING AND UTILIZING CAUTI NURSE AMBASSADORS TO ROUND AND EDUCATE THE
STAFF AND PATIENTS ON CAUTI PREVENTION (SCANLON ET AL., 2017) REFERENCES BALL, J. E., MURRELLS, T., RAFFERTY, A. M., MORROW, E., & GRIFFITHS, P. (2013). ‘CARE LEFT UNDONE’ DURING NURSING SHIFTS:
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION [CDC]. (2017). CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. RETRIEVED
FROM
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION [CDC], (2016). MANAGEMENT OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISMS IN
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS (2006) RETRIEVED FROM: CHRISTENSEN, D. (2015). THE HEALTH CHANGE TRAJECTORY MODEL. ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE, 38(1), 55-67.
DX.DOI.ORG/10.1097
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CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION PREVENTION PRACTICES IN NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS
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