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URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY: A PREVALENCE STUDY

Bagnola, Emily, Bagnola
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1533662283119186

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2018, BS, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common hospital acquired infections (HAIs), accounting for more than 30% of HAIs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Seventy-five percent of hospital acquired urinary tract infections are thought to be catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). However, there are numerous characteristics or circumstances that put patients at risk for the development of a UTI. Common risk factors include, but are not limited to, sexual intercourse, diabetes, poor personal hygiene, changes in the vaginal flora, pregnancy, menopause, suppressed immune system, immobility, spermicide use, tampons use, heavy use of antibiotics, age, kidney stones, and prostate enlargement (McIntosh, 2017). Additionally, urinary incontinence is a common risk factor for the development of a UTI, one in which the most common nursing intervention is urinary catheterization. In this section, the author will delineate the need to diagnosis and understand the prevalence of UTIs in the gerontological population of long-term care (LTC) facilities. A proposed protocol will be briefly outlined.
Debra Cifani (Advisor)
Barbara Broome (Advisor)
Timothy Meyers (Committee Member)
Sarah Vash (Committee Member)
Tracy Dodson (Committee Member)
Health; Health Care; Medicine; Nursing

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  • Bagnola, Bagnola, E. (2018). URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY: A PREVALENCE STUDY [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1533662283119186

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bagnola, Bagnola, Emily. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY: A PREVALENCE STUDY. 2018. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1533662283119186.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bagnola, Bagnola, Emily. "URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY: A PREVALENCE STUDY." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1533662283119186

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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