Central venous catheter contamination rate in suspected sepsis patients: an observational clinical study.

Background: More than 160,000 central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are estimated for Europe each year, leading to about 25,000 deaths.

Aim: To characterize the contamination of administration sets in suspected CLABSI cases in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: In ICU patients (from February 2017 to February 2018) with suspected CLABSI, all sampled central venous catheters (CVCs) were examined in four segments (from CVC tip to connected tubing systems) for contamination.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Perceptions of Providing Care to Refugees: Implications for Doctoral Nursing Practice.

Although there is no doubt that expanding scientific innovations provide timely information, in the case of refugees and their primary care providers, it is possible their voices have been partially obscured by this rapidly expanding technological and global society. The authors are currently involved in addressing health disparities by providing education and training for doctoral nursing students, in the delivery of home based primary care to culturally diverse and marginalized populations in a mountain west state. Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) student perspectives may provide essential information to improve patient-centered care for this very vulnerable population.