CLABSI Prevention 2022 Guideline Updates and Strategies

This course qualifies for 1 CE / 1 IPU and corresponds to the following Infection Prevention Unit (IPU) domain(s):

• Identification of Infectious Disease Processes
• Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents
• Cleaning, Sterilization, Disinfection, Asepsis

By the end of the program, the learner will be able to:

• Understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted CLABSI infections
• Review central line audits and provide industry concern examples
• List the new SHEA CLABSI prevention practices
• Discuss the CDC core strategies for CLABSI prevention with a focus on nasal decolonization
• State the current CDC recommendations for the use of CHG to prevent HAI's for both skin and needleless connectors