Infection Control: Reducing Hospital Acquired Central Line Bloodstream Infections

<p>Hospital-acquired infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (Ceballos, Waterman, Hulett, & Makic, 2013). It’s estimated that each neonatal bloodstream infection costs about $35,000 and adds about two weeks to a baby’s hospital stay (Akron's Children Hospital, 2015). This project was formulated to reduce the incidence of central line blood stream infections in the neonatal population. The setting used for this project was a 40 bed Level III Neonatal ICU. The methods executed include: conducting a root-cause analysis and formulating a unit survey. Kurt Lewin’s Three-Step Change Model was also used to complete each phase. Overall implementation consisted of staff education and emphasis on central line maintenance compliance.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Hollins, Bobbie Joy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Elena Capella

• infection control
• central line bloodstream infections
• CLABSI
• NICU
• Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/525

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1537