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Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

Session: ePoster Presentation

QAPI 116 - Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections Through Peer-to-peer Maintenance Audits

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT
Location: Kiosk 7
Disclosure(s):
Annie K. Trostel, MPH, CIC: No financial relationships to disclose
Amy Padula, BSN, RN, CCRN: No financial relationships to disclose
Jesus Aguilar, RN: No financial relationships to disclose
Marco Ollervides, MSN, RN: No financial relationships to disclose
Donna Beecroft, MSN, RN, NE-BC: No financial relationships to disclose
Jennifer A. Coronado, MSN, BBA, RN, NE-BC: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the impact that central line associated bloodstream infections have on patients and healthcare systems.
  • Demonstrate how retrospective data from the electronic health record can be used to determine areas of opportunity in infection prevention.
  • Explain how a peer-to-peer audit system is effective in reducing central line associated bloodstream infections by raising awareness of the maintenance bundle and increasing nursing compliance and accountability.