Abstract
This educational activity describes a quality improvement project to prevent catheter associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) on a Medical Oncology unit with the implementation of a simulation based education program and leader rounding to improve maintenance practices.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Central Line Infection, Oncology, Rounding
Recommended Citation
Lynch, Cassandra; Blissenbach, Margaret; Gode, Autumn; Sagorski, Ryan; and Joerger, Kyla, "Changing culture: Central line maintenance practices to reduce CLABSI in a medical oncology unit" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 103.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/103
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
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Proxy-submission
Changing culture: Central line maintenance practices to reduce CLABSI in a medical oncology unit
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
This educational activity describes a quality improvement project to prevent catheter associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) on a Medical Oncology unit with the implementation of a simulation based education program and leader rounding to improve maintenance practices.