Infection Prevention & Control Topic: Urinary Catheter

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Urinary Catheters

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Urinary Catheters was developed by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It is a checklist that includes essential information for the infection prevention and control associated with urinary catheters including rounding, hand hygiene and PPE, as well as routine catheter hygiene and education and competency.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

QR Codes

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

Nonclinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

All Settings

Auditing/ Observation/ Monitoring/ Assessment Tools

Cleaning & Disinfection

Hand Hygiene

Standard Precautions

Urinary Catheter

All Settings

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

Project Firstline Training Toolkit for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) ​

3 – Intermediate
Activity Included
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
CDC
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Facilitator Guide
Free
Infection Preventionists
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Post-Training Support Materials
Print Resources
Slideshow
Spanish
Standard Precautions
Toolkit
Urinary Catheter
Webinar (Pre-recorded)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing CAUTIs. It provides the learner with the tools and information to recognize appropriate indications for indwelling urinary catheters, to describe proper care of catheters, and to prioritize indwelling urinary catheters.

Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
CEU
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
English
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Interactive
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Patient and Family Engagement
SHEA
Slideshow
Urinary Catheter
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Video

Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (Video)

This is a 3:35 minute video explaining why enhanced barrier precautions in nursing homes can reduce colonization and infection with MDRO and still allow residents more access to programs and opportunities at the facility It also contrasts enhanced barrier precautions with contact precautions.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Spanish
Standard Precautions
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Video
Wound Care

Enhanced Barrier Precautions – A Letter to Nursing Home Leadership

This is a one-page template of a letter that may be edited to explain enhanced barrier precautions to nursing home leadership.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions
Template
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Wound Care

Enhanced Barrier Precautions – A Letter to Nursing Home Staff

This is a one-page template of a letter that may be edited to explain enhanced barrier precautions to nursing home staff.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions
Template
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Wound Care

Implementation of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms

This is a 17 slide-presentation to introduce guidance for the implementation of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in nursing homes to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Facilitator Guide
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Post-Training Support Materials
Slideshow
Standard Precautions
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Wound Care

Quick Observation Tool – Urinary Catheter

This tool is designed for a team to conduct a quick observation in 10-15 minutes, and is encouraged to be performed by staff members.  It assesses elements of care for urinary catheters as can be observed “in real time” It can be printed as a 2-sided “card”.

CDC 

IPC Foundational Level 

English 

Print Resources 

Checklist

Downloadable 

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel 

Infection Preventionist 

Assisted Living Facility (ALF) 

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 

Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH) 

Acute Care Hospital 

Pediatric/NICU 

Urinary Catheter

Risk Assessment

Quality Improvement

Auditing/ Observation/ Monitoring/ Assessment Tools

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)