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Challenges in Hospital-Associated Infection Management A Unit Perspective

Challenges in Hospital-Associated Infection Management A Unit Perspective AACN Advanced Critical Care Volume 26 , Number 3 , pp. 252 - 261 © 2015 AACN Challenges in Hospital-Associated Infection Management A Unit Perspective Kathleen M. Stacy , RN, PhD, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS ABSTRACT Maintaining a successful unit-based continu- the desired results. Each initiative presents ous quality improvement program for man- its own unique set of challenges; however, aging hospital-associated infections is a common issues influence all initiatives. huge challenge and an overwhelming task. It These common issues include organization requires strong organizational support and and unit culture, current clinical practice unit leadership, human and fiscal resources, guidelines being used to drive the initiatives, time, and a dedicated and motivated nursing performance discrepancies on the part of staff. A great deal of effort goes into imple- nursing staff, availability of resources includ- menting, monitoring, reporting, and evaluat- ing equipment and supplies, monitoring of ing quality improvement initiatives and can the data, and conflicting quality improve- lead to significant frustration on the part of ment priorities. the leadership team and nursing staff when Keywords: continuous quality improvement , quality improvement efforts fail to produce hospital-associated infections , quality burden aintenance of a continuous quality � Catheter-associated urinary tract http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AACN Advanced Critical Care Wolters Kluwer Health

Challenges in Hospital-Associated Infection Management A Unit Perspective

Stacy, Kathleen M.
AACN Advanced Critical Care , Volume 26 (3) – Jul 1, 2015
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© 2015 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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1559-7768
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AACN Advanced Critical Care Volume 26 , Number 3 , pp. 252 - 261 © 2015 AACN Challenges in Hospital-Associated Infection Management A Unit Perspective Kathleen M. Stacy , RN, PhD, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS ABSTRACT Maintaining a successful unit-based continu- the desired results. Each initiative presents ous quality improvement program for man- its own unique set of challenges; however, aging hospital-associated infections is a common issues influence all initiatives. huge challenge and an overwhelming task. It These common issues include organization requires strong organizational support and and unit culture, current clinical practice unit leadership, human and fiscal resources, guidelines being used to drive the initiatives, time, and a dedicated and motivated nursing performance discrepancies on the part of staff. A great deal of effort goes into imple- nursing staff, availability of resources includ- menting, monitoring, reporting, and evaluat- ing equipment and supplies, monitoring of ing quality improvement initiatives and can the data, and conflicting quality improve- lead to significant frustration on the part of ment priorities. the leadership team and nursing staff when Keywords: continuous quality improvement , quality improvement efforts fail to produce hospital-associated infections , quality burden aintenance of a continuous quality � Catheter-associated urinary tract

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Published: Jul 1, 2015

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