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Table 4 “No CAUTI” Implementation strategies summary based on TIDieR

From: Avoiding inappropriate urinary catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): a pre-post control intervention study

Implementation Strategy

Rationale

Mode of delivery

Delivered by

Delivered to and where

When/how often

Education

Train-the-trainer workshops

To prepare educators to present the “No CAUTI” bundle to ward-based staff, and to train educators to complete urinary catheterisation competency assessments

Face-to-face (group)

Clinical nurse consultant – urology

Nurse educators from across hospital

1x 2-3 h workshop at each facility at start of intervention

Ward in-services

To familiarise staff with “No CAUTI” bundle and nurse-initiated removal flowchart

To identify champions in each ward

Face-to-face (group)

Nurse educators

Nurses and medical officers from all adult inpatient wards, OTs, and EDs

Minimum 1x 20 min in-service in each ward at start of intervention

Monitoring and feedback

Compliance audits and feedback

To monitor compliance with “No CAUTI” bundle and provide strategies to support implementation

Individual patient audit, and feedback face-to-face (group) to clinicians

Champions (clinicians previously identified in in-services)

All inpatient wards

Weekly for first two months and then monthly for remaining 4 months of intervention period.

Feedback of point prevalence of IDC usage and CAUTI

To focus clinicians on targets and progress

Face-to-face (group) and email

Research project staff

All clinicians at a ward, facility, and district level

Baseline, 4 months, and 9 months

Resources

“No CAUTI” bundle posters

Prompt awareness and better documentation

Documents displayed in wards

N/A (passive component)

Nurses and medical officers

Ongoing

“No CAUTI” bundle badges

Prompt awareness of intervention and identify ward champions

Worn by clinicians and champions

N/A (passive component)

Nurses and medical officers

Ongoing

Catheter insertion DVDs

Educate nurses about correct catheterisation processes

Available on intranet

N/A (passive component)

Nurses

Ongoing

Facilitation

Competency assessments

Increase proportion of clinicians that are competent in urinary catheterisation

Face-to-face (individual)

Nurse educators

Nurses

Ongoing

Champions

Act as a resource for clinicians and promote the No CAUTI bundle to clinicians; support implementation

Face-to-face (individual and group)

Nurses

Nurses and medical officers

Ongoing