“This article describes a hospital unit’s successful central line-associated bloodstream infection reduction project. The focus is on decreasing and sustaining a low rate of infection by targeting improvement in central line maintenance.” Jones et al (2014).
Reference:
Jones, C.M., Stewart, C. and Roszell, S.S. (2014) Beyond Best Practice: Implementing a Unit-Based CLABSI Project. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. June 27th. [epub ahead of print].
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Abstract:
This article describes a hospital unit’s successful central line-associated bloodstream infection reduction project. The focus is on decreasing and sustaining a low rate of infection by targeting improvement in central line maintenance. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research’s 5 interacting domains (the intervention, inner and outer settings, individuals involved, and process) were used to guide the selection of 4 Plan-Do-Study-Act interventions. The rate decreased the rate from 3.2 to 0.6 infections per 1000 catheter-days.
Other intravenous and vascular access resources that may be of interest (External links – IVTEAM has no responsibility for content).
- Guide for intravenous chemotherapy and associated vascular access devices from Macmillan.
- CancerUK IV chemotherapy information.
