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Overview
In order to provide high-quality care, improve patient outcomes, and increase safety, nursing practice is always changing. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), are a serious problem that requires attention. CAUTIs continue to rank among the most prevalent HAIs, contributing to higher rates of morbidity, length of stay, and medical expenses in spite of evidence-based recommendations. In order to maximize resource utilization and guarantee patient safety, this issue must be resolved. The goal of this experiment is to find out how putting evidence-based treatments into practice—like nurse-led catheter care bundles—can lower the rate of CAUTIs and enhance hospitalized patients’ outcomes.
Statement of the Problem
Despite being avoidable, CAUTIs continue to be a major issue in hospital environments. Adherence to evidence-based procedures for catheter insertion, maintenance, and removal is a challenge for many institutions. Contributing issues include nurses’ differing levels of compliance, uneven training, and knowledge gaps. This issue emphasizes the necessity of focused interventions that enable nurses to take the lead in infection control initiatives, with an emphasis on lowering CAUTI rates and enhancing patient care.
PICOT query
What is the effect of implementing a nurse-led catheter care bundle (I) over standard care practices (C) on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (O) over a six-month period (T) in hospitalized adult patients with indwelling urinary catheters (P)?
Interest Population
Hospitalized adult patients who are 18 years of age or older and who need indwelling urinary catheters for medical management comprise the study’s population of interest. The invasive nature of urinary catheters, comorbidities, and extended catheter use put these individuals at increased risk of CAUTIs. The investigation will concentrate on patients in critical care and medical-surgical units, where catheter use is common, within this group.
Nurses are the secondary demographic of interest because they are essential to the insertion, upkeep, and removal of catheters. Infection rates can be considerably reduced by educating and enabling nurses to adhere to evidence-based procedures through a care bundle, underscoring the significance of nurses in tackling this problem.
Talk about
This project is to promote a culture of safety and evidence-based practice in nursing by tackling CAUTIs. From catheter placement to prompt removal, nurses play a vital role in infection control, which is highlighted by the implementation of a nurse-led care bundle. The results of this study could lower healthcare expenses, enhance patient outcomes, and create a foundation for preventing future HAIs. The goal of the proposed study is to provide useful and doable answers that may be applied in a variety of clinical contexts.
QUESTION Formulate a PICOT clinical question
on an issue in nursing that is
important to you. First begin with an
introduction which includes the
purpose of the issue you want to
bring light to, then create a problem
statement, followed by your PICOT
question. Then discuss/describe your
population of interest.