Evidence Based Practice

In the article “Using Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections”, by AJN, the author states how catheters are causing urinary tract infections among adult patients in healthcare facilities. The purpose of healthcare workers reading the article, “Using Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections”, is to provide better care to their patients with a Foley catheter and to try and prevent a urinary tract infection associated with a Foley catheter. This article affects the nursing process by presenting it with further education, and affects the patients by giving them a better catheter experience.

“Using Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections”,

affects the nursing process by presenting it with a seven step problem-solving approach to obtain evidence to help reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (C.A.U.T.I.). Nurses who read this article can better understand the seven step approach, and also to educate themselves on the growing problem of C.A.U.T.I.s. C.A.U.T.I.s also affect the nursing process by establishing a reminder system to reassure a timely catheter removal (Magers, T, 2013, pg 35).

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) will not only affect the nurses but also the patient. When the nurse fully understands how catheters can cause urinary tract infections the patient can then get the desired outcome of the catheter. Patient care will also be more effective when the nurses understand the proper management of the catheter, when finished reading this article.

In conclusion, “Using Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary tract infections” impacts the healthcare by giving a better experience of catheters and teaching the staff how to prevent C.A.U.T.I.s among the patients with catheters. The experiment behind this article has shown to decrease C.A.U.T.I.s by twenty-six percent (Magers, T, 2013, pg. 39).