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Reducing The Incidence Of Clabsi Through Hand Hygiene, Bindu Paudel Jul 2022

Reducing The Incidence Of Clabsi Through Hand Hygiene, Bindu Paudel

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Practice Problem: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) account for most hospital-associated preventable infections in the United States and globally. Implementation of effective hand hygiene practices is considered to be highly effective in preventing CLABSIs if performed during insertion and every handling instance.

PICOT: The PICOT question guiding this project is as follows: Among intensive care unit employees (P), implementation of hand hygiene awareness program and practice (I) compared to current practices (C) in reducing CLABSI incidences (O) among adult inpatients in 10 weeks (T)?

Evidence: The evidence from a rigorous literature review showed that the appropriate education …