Information Literacy Excellence Award Runner-Up

STUDENT: Aless Jellan Agojo

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

ABSTRACT:

There is an increased number of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) with indwelling catheters used in hospitals. This study will compare the use of external vs. indwelling catheters in the adult population to measure the difference in the rate of CAUTI in hospital and nursing home setting This study examined four peer-reviewed quantitative research studies about the effect of a different catheters use and the outcomes of using an external catheter compared to an indwelling catheter. Study results showed that there is a significant decrease in the CAUTI incidence if an external catheter is applied in the hospital setting. This study aims to improve nursing practice by establishing the effectiveness of implementing external catheter use rather than indwelling catheter use in the setting to improve the patient’s quality of life and decrease the CAUTI incidence.