CSI Summary
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Project Topic
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) prevention
CSI Participants
Meghan Cardona, RN, BSN, CCRN
Sherley John, RN, BSN
Sherry Ann Santarina, RN, BSN, PCCN, CCRN
Merin Thomas, RN, BSN, CCRN
Project Goals/Objectives
- To decrease the incidence of CAUTIs in the NSCU by 25 percent
- To increase and sustain compliance in catheter care and removal
Project Outcomes
- Reduced the number of CAUTIs 26 percent
- Reduced the number of device days 31 percent
- These outcome resulted in a projected annual fiscal impact of $112,000.
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Disclaimer
The AACN CSI Academy program supports change projects based on quality improvement methods. Although CSI teams seek to ensure linkage between their project and clinical/fiscal outcomes, data cannot be solely attributed to the project and are estimations of impact.