Month: November 2022

Since we identified our topic of preventing CLABSI’s we have learned a lot about CLABSI rates in the hospital and why and how they occur. The literature review did not really change any assumptions I had about the topic but gave me a better insight into why CLABSI’s occur so frequently. We did need to make our topic more specific at the beginning of this process as we started out with the broad idea of CLABSI prevention but narrowed it more specifically to “scrubbing the hub”. One finding that I had not previously thought about was access to supplies. One of the studies mentioned how some units did not have enough alcohol or chlorohexidine wipes which are used to clean the caps to central lines.

            Since reviewing the statistics in the literature and seeing nurses on the floor not always “scrub the hub” I will always think about CLABSI prevention when going into practice. I know that I will always be busy but taking a minute to “scrub the hub” will be beneficial to my patients in the long run, and result in better health outcomes for them.  I will also try to remember to carry alcohol wipes in my pockets so I can be efficient when doing central line care for the patient. 

            One thing our team has been successful with is organization and getting our work completed before the due date. We have also been successful with distributing our work evenly and working together to get the project done. Our team process usually included sharing a google doc where we could all work on parts of the section of the project due each week at our own pace, and before the due date we would go over it to see if any edits needed to be made. We would also use class time to make any revisions if we had already finished the majority of the section that was due for that week. I think this process has worked well so far, and the amount of work has been distributed fairly.