Evidenced_based_practice_Task_1.docx C361 - MLM1 – Performance Assessment 1 Western Governors University C361 - MLM1 – Performance Assessment 1 Impact of the Problem on the Patient The CAUTIs (Catheter-associa
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Evidenced_based_practice_Task_1.docx C361 - MLM1 – Performance Assessment 1 Western Governors University C361 - MLM1 – Performance Assessment 1 Impact of the Problem on the Patient The CAUTIs (Catheter-associated urinary tract infections) affect patients who had an indwelling urinary catheter for over 48 hours. The most common symptoms of CAUTIs include suprapubic tenderness, urinary frequency or urgency or dysuria, costovertebral angle tenderness, fever, and suprapubic tenderness. Patients suffer from health complications like meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, bacteremia, and septic arthritis (Tenke& et al., 2017). These complications linked to CAUTI further result in patients' discomfort, increased mortality and morbidity, and excess healthcare costs. Impact of the Problem on the Organization Urinary tract infection (UTI) accounts for around 36% of all health-care-associated infections out of which 28% are linked to catheter-acquired infections. With this, the CAUTIsare regarded as the most prevalent hospital-acquired ailments. Hospital-acquired infections may occur as a direct result of human error or bacteria entering through the breathing tube, urinary catheter, or a surgical incision. In other cases, these infections may be transmitted from medical staff to the patient through contaminated objects like stethoscopes.in other cases negligence by the medical team is to blame as sometimes physicians fail to follow the policies and protocols availed to prevent hospital-acquired infections (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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