title: Transferring central line care evidence into practice on pediatric acute care units.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an educational intervention to implement evidence based guidelines for central line care. Full-time nurses working on pediatric inpatient units were surveyed before and after the multi-component educational intervention directed at implementation of the central line care bundle. There was a statistically significant increase in the nurses' self-reported compliance with components of the care bundle 6 months after the educational intervention (p<.001), thus improving central line care and infection prevention.
authors.forename: Marjorie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McCaskey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Central line care; Pediatric; Transferring knowledge