Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Access Control
Open Access
Embargo Period
7-29-2013
Degree Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Degree Track
Family Nurse Practioner
Year Degree Awarded
2013
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
infection control practices, perceptions, compliance, safety, nursing, nosocomial infections
Advisor
Donna Zucker
DNP Project Chair
Raeann LeBlanc
DNP Project Outside Member Name
Kayera Kashmiri
Abstract
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) have been estimated to be in the millions, directly associated with 99,000 deaths and costing nearly $28 to $33 billion in excess health care costs each year (AHRQ, 2011; Scott, 2009). The literature indicates that healthcare workers are aware and understand that their patients are susceptible to HAIs and that they themselves can affect patient outcomes. However, despite this awareness and the existence of evidence based HAI guidelines there are clear gaps between what is recommended and practiced, greatly impacting the acquisition of HAIs. The objective of this capstone project was to assess for gaps between HAI recommendations and practices in the acute care setting, provide interventions to address these gaps, and thereby impact HAI acquisition rates and patient outcomes.
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