{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Home Care: A Performance Improvement Project

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To present registered professional nurses with information on a performance improvement process for reducing the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Outline the incidence, risk factors, and manifestations of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
  2. Summarize the home health agency's process for reducing the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
  3. Plan the appropriate strategies for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed that they have no financial relationships related to this article.

Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • KY-BON 2.5 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





Planner
Test Code: HHCN0712A
Published: July/August 2012
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Home Healthcare Now
Required Passing Score: 12/17 (70%)
Authors: M. Kathleen Scanlon RN, MSN, Geraldine Deluca OSF, RN, MSN, Barbara Bono-Snell PMHCNS-BC
Categories: Home Health Care , Infection , Quality Improvement
Specialties: Home Health, Infection Control
Topics: Urinary Tract Infections