Teamwork to Prevent CLABSIs During the COVID Surge

Recorded On: 06/05/2022

During the COVID surge, a hospital-based team of infection preventionists detected an increase in the number of central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). With the support of clinical leadership, a team of chemotherapy infusion therapy RNs began performing daily rounds on midline and central vascular access devices (CVADs) in our hospitalized patients. Rounds that were performed after the infusion nurses’ intervention revealed improvement in compliance with CVAD maintenance bundle and a significant reduction in rate of ICU CLABSI. This session will demonstrate how, through a collaborative effort, infection preventionists and infusion RNs can improve compliance with a CVAD maintenance bundle and decrease CLABSI rates.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:

1.     Identify issues related to compliance with the CVAD bundle

2.     Describe measures to promote interprofessional partnership in implementing strategies to address infection prevention issues Implement effective strategies to prevent CLABSIs and evaluate the outcomes of these interventions.

​Marie K. Moss

Marie K. Moss is the director of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel infection prevention department in New York City. She received her BSN from the Columbia University School of Nursing and her MPH degree from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and holds certifications in infection control and health care quality. Marie is a member of the National Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Communications Committee and the Health Inequities and Disparities Task Force, and is the secretary for the Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. She has always been committed to working with frontline staff and leadership to prevent infections in hospitalized and ambulatory patients.

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