National Patient Safety Goal: CAUTIs

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Across
  1. 2. Remember to ________ urinary catheters for unobstructed urine flow and drainage.
  2. 3. Limit the ________ and duration of indwelling urinary catheters.
  3. 4. Educate patients who will have an ________ catheter, and their families as needed, on Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection prevention and the symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
  4. 5. In order for CAUTI prevention processes and outcomes to be measured, maintain a consistent method for medical record ________ of indwelling urinary catheter use, insertion, and maintenance.
  5. 9. Always maintain the ________ of the urine collection system and replace it as required.
Down
  1. 1. Use ________ techniques for catheter site preparation, equipment, and supplies.
  2. 4. Patients who require prolonged ________ (for example, a potentially unstable thoracic or lumbar spine or multiple traumatic injuries such as pelvic fractures) are candidates for an indwelling urinary catheter.
  3. 6. Indwelling urinary catheters are necessary for patients with acute urinary retention or bladder outlet ________.
  4. 7. An indwelling urinary catheter is justified for critically ill patients who need accurate urinary ________ measurements.
  5. 8. Perform hand ________ prior to catheter insertion or maintenance care of urinary catheters.