Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Central Line and CLABSI Overview

Interesting Facts

Central Line Overview

What Is a CLABSI?

Clinical Definitions of CLABSI

Knowledge Check

The Complexity of Infection

Risk Factors for CLABSIs

Knowledge Assessment

Section 3: Interventions to Decrease CLABSIs

Bundled Together

Beyond the Bundle

Knowledge Check

Adherence and Areas for Improvement

Section 4: Clinical Vignette

Todd

Section: 5 Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).