HCPro.com: The Staff Educator

March 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 3)	view entire issue

Prevent catheter UTIs with practical measures
Catheters are ever-present in the hospital environment; according to a recent study in the Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, one in four patients receive a catheter, typically following surgery. But with Medicare ceasing to pay for urinary tract infections (UTI) acquired during hospitalization under the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services law set to take effect in October, educators and organizations as a whole are looking for ways to track catheter usage and reduce their facility's infection rates.

Beyond the color purple
You might be training your staff about vital protocols and important regulations, but if your slides are saddled with black and white colors, you might be looking at an audience with glazed-over eyes. "Color piques people's interest and increases comprehension," says Janell Anderson, RN, MSN, CNAA-BC, administrator of nursing education for Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. "Black and white just doesn't do that. And if you think about it, we don't think in black and white; we think in color."

Other recently-published articles from The Staff Educator:

Falls are focus of community hospital’s first EBP project

Adding oral care helps lower VAP rates

Celebrate nurses without breaking the bank

The art of nursing

Expert strategies for successful precepting

Train your learners about time management

Provide effective feedback to your nurses

Match new nurses with the right job

Cultural competence for the diverse population

Prep your nurses for Joint Commission surveyors

Step up nurse-patient interactions

Coping with challenging learners

Retaining the wisdom of the mature educator

Rewarding your gatekeepers

Project management pointers to develop staff leaders

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