Best Practices: The Nurse’s Role in CLABSI Prevention and Surveillance
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Cetina Dominique Elise Tolbert, SN; Ireanna Ber'Schirra Morrall, SN -- Department of Nursing and Health Professions, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Bluffton, South Carolina, USA
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Abstract
The nurse plays a significant role in CLABSI prevention and surveillance to improve patient outcomes. It is an interdisciplinary process; however, there are nurse-driven protocols for CLABSI prevention that illustrate the value nurses have in reducing CLABSI rates and improving patient outcomes.
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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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2019-02-20T21:48:42Z
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| Type | Poster |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | None: Event Material, Invited Presentation |
| Format | Text-based Document |
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| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | CLABSI; Nurse's Role; Surveillance |
Conference Information
| Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019 |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Date | 2019 |
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