Background and Significance of the Clinical Problem of CAUTIS

Background

Significance

National statistics

· Urinary tract infection is an infection of the urinary system parts; urethra, ureters, bladder, and kidney. It is one of the most common forms of nosocomial infection and a cause of secondary bloodstream infections (Werneburg, 2022).

· Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are infections of the urinary tract that occur in an individual who is catheterized or has been catheterized in the past 48 hours (Werneburg, 2022).

· CAUTIs are the most common type of hospital-acquired infection (Werneburg, 2022).

· The intensive care unit reports more CAUTIs than other hospital patient care areas (Werneburg, 2022).

· The occurrence of CAUTIs in the intensive care units causes increased hospital stays, higher healthcare costs, and overuse of antibiotics (Werneburg, 2022).

· Between 15% to 25% of hospitalized patients may have short-term inserted urinary catheters (CDC, 2019).

· CAUTIs account for 1 million cases per year of hospital-acquired infections in the United States (Werneburg, 2022).

· Urinary tract infections accounted for over 13,000 deaths (CDC, 2019).

· Up to 10% of long-term care facility residents are managed with chronic indwelling catheters (Werneburg, 2022).

· An estimated $115 million to $1.82 billion is used every year to prevent CAUTI (Werneburg, 2022).

· About 17% to 69% of CAUTIs are preventable (CDC, 2019).

References

CDC. (2019). Background. CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/cauti/background.html

Patricia Kelly Vana, Vottero, B. A., & Altmiller, G. (2022). Quality and safety education for nurses: Core competencies for nursing leadership and care management. Springer Publishing Company.

Werneburg, G. T. (2022). Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Current Challenges and Future Prospects. Research and Reports in Urology, Volume 14(14), 109–133. https://doi.org/10.2147/

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Week 6 Assignment: Case Study Part I (6 Peer Reviewed References to support case study)

For the References, you just need the peer-reviewed references related to the case study in APA format: you do not need to do an annotated bibliography on them unless you choose to.