The slides are intended to provide a focused 30 minute discussion with your clinical team. The questions are open ended for group feedback. Gather comments as a baseline understanding about how your group will approach partnering with patients by using key points from evidence to address one specific problem, CAUTI.

1. PATIENTS & CLINICIANS
PARTNER TO STOP CAUTI
Success by Sharing the Evidence
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2. How to Use the “Jumpstart” Slides
The questions are open ended for group feedback.
 Use a “scribe” to gather these comments as a
baseline understanding about how your group will
approach partnering with patients by using key points
from evidence to address one specific problem,
CAUTI.
The slides are intended to
provide a focused 30 minute
discussion with your clinical
team.
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3. Your Baseline Data
Patient
Identifier
Date
Catheter
Inserted
Date
Infection
Identified
Were SHEA, CDC or
other Guidelines
Followed?
Yes/No
Other relevant
Information/data
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4. Expect the Best: Bridge the Gap
What do we know about…?
Patient perception of
their role in the hospital
Patient expectation for
their care
Patient level of
understanding about
basic care
Patient Perception of their role:
• Listen to me
• I want to understand
• I am anxious
• I want to partner with you
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5. Simple Tools
OUTLINE +/- OF YOUR RESOURCES
What patient focused
resources are you currently
using with every patient
that has a retention
catheter?
Team Checklist
Do your patients have a
safety cross-check list for
how catheters should be
managed?
Can you accept the patient
asking “is there a reminder
on my chart to remove the
catheter?
Can you accept the patient
questioning you about “why
do I need this catheter?”
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6. Sample from Expect the Best
Patient/Clinician Partnership through the use of Evidence
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7. Sample from Expect the Best (cont.)
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8. Sample from Expect the Best (cont.)
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9. GREAT WORK!
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