Central line-associated bloodstream infections DQ

Central line-associated bloodstream infections DQ Central line-associated bloodstream infections DQ Introduction Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are the third most frequent cause of healthcare-associated infec- tion (HAI; The Joint Commission, 2012). Mortality rates from CLABSI are 12% to 25% and significantly increase cost and hospital length of stay (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 2011). Nurses are on the frontline of CLABSI prevention, contributing to the 58% decrease in CLABSI rates that has occurred between 2001 and 2009 (CDC, 2016). Despite their involvement in the process, they may not understand the implications that mandatory public reporting or current pay-for-performance

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