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D219- Performance Assessment 1


College of Health Professions, Western Governors University
D219: Scholarship in Nursing Practice




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D219- Performance Assessment 1

Impact of the Problem on the Patient

Hospitalized patients are at an increased risk of device-related infections. One of the

more common devices utilized in hospitals is a urinary catheter. “Catheter-associated urinary

tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common nosocomial infections and associated with

various urinary tract complications, including minor complications such as catheter encrustation

and vesicolithiasis, to severe complications that threaten lives, such as pyelonephritis, urosepsis,

and septic shock.” (Siregar)

Impact of the Problem on the Organization

, When a patient acquires a CAUTI, the patient has the potential for longer hospitalization,

death, and care-associated costs. With these adverse possibilities, hospitals incur issues with

reimbursement and increased hospital stays, which in turn occupy more beds, causing a delay in

patient care for other patients.

Identify the PICO Components

P- pediatric patients with urinary catheters
I- utilizing CAUTI prevention bundles
C- not utilizing CAUTI prevention bundles
O- decreased CAUTIs throughout the organization


Evidence-Based Practice Question
In pediatric patients with urinary catheters, will utilizing CAUTI prevention bundles decrease the
incidence of CAUTIs through the organization compared to not using CAUTI prevention
bundles?