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What Are The Barriers And Facilitators To Nurses’ Utilization Of A Nurse Driven Protocol (Ndp) For Indwelling Urinary Catheter (Iuc) Removal?, Brenda Clark
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What are the barriers and facilitators to Nurses’ utilization of a Nurse Driven Protocol (NDP) for Indwelling Urinary Catheter (IUC) removal?
By Brenda Clark, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients; 80% of UTIs are related to using indwelling urinary catheters.
Reducing these infections is recognized as a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) by the Joint Commission; the American Nurses Association (ANA) has classified catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) as one of the nurse-sensitive indicators that reflect the quality of nursing care. Centers for Medicare …