*NURSING > ESSAY > NR 451 Week 6 Assignment Evidence Based Practice Change Process 100% UPDATED| SUMMER 2019/2020 A+ (All)

NR 451 Week 6 Assignment Evidence Based Practice Change Process 100% UPDATED| SUMMER 2019/2020 A+

Document Content and Description Below

NR 451 Week 6 Assignment Evidence Based Practice Change Process 100% UPDATED| SUMMER 2019/2020 A+>Star Point 1: Discovery (Identify topic and practice issue) Identify the topic and the nursing pract... ice issue related to this topic. (This MUST involve a nursing practice issue.) The topic is hospital acquired infections. The nursing practice issue is catheter associated urinary tract infections and the high incidence on an acute rehabilitation unit. Briefly describe your rationale for your topic selection. Include the scope of the issue/problem. The nursing practice issue I would like to investigate is healthcare associated infections (HAI), particularly catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). CAUTI is very important to investigate because I believe HAI’s can be decreased, if not prevented. Being that nurses are educated on the possible causes or symptoms of HAI’s, we can be more proactive in our treatment plans. If a patient falls, that can be an unpredictable event but HAI’s are more so predictable. With CAUTI, making sure that the perineal area is cleaned on a regular, consistent basis is important. Providing proper interventions to not keep an indwelling catheter in longer than necessary is also important. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common hospital acquired infections. At least 80% of urinary tract infections an be attributed to an indwelling urinary catheter. There are approximately 13,000 annual deaths associated with catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). CAUTIs can lengthen hospital stays, increase morbidity and mortality, and raise [Show More]

Last updated: 2 years ago

Preview 1 out of 7 pages

Buy Now

Instant download

We Accept:

We Accept
document-preview

Buy this document to get the full access instantly

Instant Download Access after purchase

Buy Now

Instant download

We Accept:

We Accept

Reviews( 0 )

$16.00

Buy Now

We Accept:

We Accept

Instant download

Can't find what you want? Try our AI powered Search

105
0

Document information


Connected school, study & course


About the document


Uploaded On

Apr 22, 2021

Number of pages

7

Written in

Seller


seller-icon
PROF

Member since 4 years

150 Documents Sold

Reviews Received
21
4
2
0
6
Additional information

This document has been written for:

Uploaded

Apr 22, 2021

Downloads

 0

Views

 105

Document Keyword Tags

Recommended For You

Get more on ESSAY »

$16.00
What is Scholarfriends

In Scholarfriends, a student can earn by offering help to other student. Students can help other students with materials by upploading their notes and earn money.

We are here to help

We're available through e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, and live chat.
 FAQ
 Questions? Leave a message!

Follow us on
 Twitter

Copyright © Scholarfriends · High quality services·