CAUTIs: A Non-Reimbursable Condition

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-CNC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Discuss why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) chose to reduce reimbursement for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
List at least three measures for preventing CAUTIs
Describe the proper technique for catheter insertion and perineal and catheter care.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Overview of CAUTI

What Is CAUTI?

Pathogenesis

Infection Transmission

Causative Organisms

Settings and Regulatory Influence

Long-term Care

Home Health Care

Unintended Consequences

Section 3: Preventing CAUTIs

Spotlight on Nursing

Is it Necessary?

Risk Factors for CAUTI

CAUTI Reduction Bundle Strategies

Proper Perineal Care

Proper Catheter Insertion

Proper Catheter Care

Prevention Strategies Outside the Hospital

Section 4: Clinical Vignette

Roosa: Part I

Roosa: Part II

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor(s)

References

Instructor: Cathryn Ayers, RN

Cathryn Ayers, RN, MSN has nearly 10 years of critical care experience. She was active in multiple committees to improve patient safety, executed staff education activities, and managed the new graduate orientation program for those entering intensive care units. Cathryn obtained a license for massage and bodywork therapy in 2012 and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016 with a Master of Science in Nursing Education. She has provided telephonic case management services and developed program materials to facilitate positive outcomes for people with rare conditions across the United States. Cathryn has a passion for teaching and helping others to be their best.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.