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CAUTI: Preventing foley catheter associated infections on medical-surgical…
CAUTI: Preventing foley catheter associated infections on medical-surgical units in an acute care hospital setting.
Prevention
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Determine the patient's need for a foley catheter; if there is no purpose, call the doctor for clarification or for an order to remove.
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Risk Factors
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Failure to determine the need for a foley catheter to still be inserted in the patient. Thus prolonging use and increasing the risk of infection.
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Pathophysiology
The longer a foley is in place, the greater the risk becomes of developing an infection. Catheter associated urinary tract infections develop when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the foley catheter. Blood cultures and urine samples can detect the presence of an infection.
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A foley catheter is a tube that is inserted into the urethra where is then enters the bladder to empty urine.
A urinary catheter is inserted in patients who may be acutely retaining urine, straining while urinating or undergoing a surgical procedure.