EDAPT Exam – Applying Research to Practice: CAUTI &
CLABSI Prevention, Evidence-Based Practice & Quality
Improvement|Verified Questions Complete with A+
Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Select four appropriate indications for indwelling urethral catheter use.
Clients receiving large-volume infusions or diuretics during surgery
To improve client comfort during end-of-life care if needed
Client has acute urinary retention
Healing of an open sacral or perineal wound for incontinent clients
For each recommendation in the left column, click to specify if it demonstrates a quality
improvement initiative to increase or decrease catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTI).
Increase:
Use urinary catheters in clients for management of incontinence.
Follow aseptic insertion of the urinary catheter and maintain an open drainage system.
Decrease:
Ensure that only properly trained providers who know the correct aseptic technique of catheter
insertion and maintenance are given this responsibility.
Maintain unobstructed urine flow.
The nurse educator teams should address the nursing staff's __________ related to methods to
prevent urinary tract infections, as evidenced by a/an __________ in catheter-associated
urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in the last 6 months.
Ineffective health knowledge
Increase
During the staff meeting, the nurse educator should plan to address __________, followed by
__________.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) guidelines
Answering staff questions
, For each potential action the nurse educator plans to take during the staff meeting, click to
specify if the action is indicated, nonessential, or contraindicated.
Indicated:
Provide staff education about CAUTI, other complications of urinary catheterization, and
alternatives to indwelling catheters.
Communicate expectations for unit-level compliance to assure appropriate utilization of
catheters.
Nonessential:
Invite an infectious disease specialist to present at the staff meeting.
Contraindicated:
Redirect questions about urinary catheter policies to hospital administrators.
Identify non-compliant staff members who failed to follow urinary catheter policies during the
meeting.
For each actual outcome in the left column, click to specify if the finding indicates the nurse
educator's unit met or did not meet the expected outcomes.
Met:
100% unit compliance with self-study on the appropriate utilization of catheters
Implementation of a color-coded bracelet to alert staff to a client with an indwelling catheter
and to complete a needs assessment every shift
Not Met:
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) rate is 4%
75% unit compliance with peer performance review and feedback on appropriate hand hygiene
and catheter care
Select the four recommended evidenced-based practices to prevent central line-associated
blood stream infections (CLABSI).
Wash hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub before and after touching the
line.
Apply appropriate skin antiseptic.
Use sterile barrier precautions.
Ensure the skin prep has completely dried before the central line is inserted.
CLABSI Prevention, Evidence-Based Practice & Quality
Improvement|Verified Questions Complete with A+
Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Select four appropriate indications for indwelling urethral catheter use.
Clients receiving large-volume infusions or diuretics during surgery
To improve client comfort during end-of-life care if needed
Client has acute urinary retention
Healing of an open sacral or perineal wound for incontinent clients
For each recommendation in the left column, click to specify if it demonstrates a quality
improvement initiative to increase or decrease catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTI).
Increase:
Use urinary catheters in clients for management of incontinence.
Follow aseptic insertion of the urinary catheter and maintain an open drainage system.
Decrease:
Ensure that only properly trained providers who know the correct aseptic technique of catheter
insertion and maintenance are given this responsibility.
Maintain unobstructed urine flow.
The nurse educator teams should address the nursing staff's __________ related to methods to
prevent urinary tract infections, as evidenced by a/an __________ in catheter-associated
urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in the last 6 months.
Ineffective health knowledge
Increase
During the staff meeting, the nurse educator should plan to address __________, followed by
__________.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) guidelines
Answering staff questions
, For each potential action the nurse educator plans to take during the staff meeting, click to
specify if the action is indicated, nonessential, or contraindicated.
Indicated:
Provide staff education about CAUTI, other complications of urinary catheterization, and
alternatives to indwelling catheters.
Communicate expectations for unit-level compliance to assure appropriate utilization of
catheters.
Nonessential:
Invite an infectious disease specialist to present at the staff meeting.
Contraindicated:
Redirect questions about urinary catheter policies to hospital administrators.
Identify non-compliant staff members who failed to follow urinary catheter policies during the
meeting.
For each actual outcome in the left column, click to specify if the finding indicates the nurse
educator's unit met or did not meet the expected outcomes.
Met:
100% unit compliance with self-study on the appropriate utilization of catheters
Implementation of a color-coded bracelet to alert staff to a client with an indwelling catheter
and to complete a needs assessment every shift
Not Met:
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) rate is 4%
75% unit compliance with peer performance review and feedback on appropriate hand hygiene
and catheter care
Select the four recommended evidenced-based practices to prevent central line-associated
blood stream infections (CLABSI).
Wash hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub before and after touching the
line.
Apply appropriate skin antiseptic.
Use sterile barrier precautions.
Ensure the skin prep has completely dried before the central line is inserted.
