Johns Hopkins Medicine offers a free, downloadable checklist that can be used by care teams to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections.
The central line insertion care team checklist includes critical steps that have been shown to reduce these infections. It also stresses the need to document any deviations from the checklist.
Download the central line insertion care team checklist (PDF) for use in your facility.
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The central line insertion care team checklist includes critical steps that have been shown to reduce these infections. It also stresses the need to document any deviations from the checklist.
Download the central line insertion care team checklist (PDF) for use in your facility.
Note: View our database providing reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in hospitals, surgery centers and other organizations by clicking here.
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