What care approach is used in your (or a colleague’s) clinical setting? How does it relate to what you have learned from your review of the literature?Explain

 

Evidence based research Central Venous Catheter.

Description

In the United States, 15 million central venous catheter (CVC) days occur in intensive care units each year (Mermel, 2000). Studies have variously addressed catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and have found them to increase hospital costs and length of stay. What is the current data on that now? Google these data and recommendations for practice. Choose organization (.org) websites you will need to include in your work. Check out the academic library for sources within the last 5 years.

To improve patient outcome and to reduce healthcare costs, there is considerable interest by healthcare providers, insurers, regulators and patient advocates in reducing the incidence of these infections.

This effort should be multidisciplinary, involving healthcare professionals who order the insertion and removal of CVCs,  those who insert and maintain the catheters, infection control personnel, healthcare managers including CEOs and those who allocate resources, and patients who are capable of assisting in the care of their catheters.

The goal of an effective prevention program should be the elimination of or the reduction to as low a rate as possible given the specific patient population, CRBSIs from all patient care areas.

With this information in mind, conduct a thorough review of the literature and answer the following questions:

1. What are the current clinical guidelines for caring for CVCs?

2. What care approach is used in your (or a colleague’s) clinical setting? How does it relate to what you have learned from your review of the literature?

3. What approach to nurse and interdisciplinary team education needs to happen if a facility is not applying the most current guidelines?

The paper will be written in APA style and consist of the following:

• Cover page

• Body of paper 5 to 7 pages in length double spaced

• Reference page(s): a minimum of 5 references, two or more peer-reviewed

articles, and your text is appropriate. Weave in .org website information as well.

Remember that these guidelines for references are the minimum.

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