Changing culture: Central line maintenance practices to reduce CLABSI in a medical oncology unit
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Cassandra Lynch, BSN, RN OCN, NE-BC; Margaret Blissenbach, BSN, RN; Kyla Joerger, BSN, RN-C; Autumn Gode, MS, APRN, CNS -- Medical Oncology, Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Allina Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Ryan Sagorski, MPH, CIC, CCRC, Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Allina Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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This educational activity describes a quality improvement project to prevent catheter associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) on a Medical Oncology unit with the implementation of a simulation based education program and leader rounding to improve maintenance practices.
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019:Innovating Healthy Clinical and Academic Environments: Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Professional Well-Being, February 22-24, 2019. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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| Type | Poster |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
| Format | Text-based Document |
| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | Central Line Infection; Oncology; Rounding |
| Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Date | 2019 |
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