title: Preventing CAUTIs.
abstract: I read the CPD article because of my role as a staff nurse on a new acute medical ward for older people. Many patients have a urinary catheter in place, often inserted in the community. The article identified the importance of clear documentation to prevent unnecessary catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), indicating the reason for catheterisation, any complications and when the catheter should be removed.
authors.affiliation: West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardy
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*