UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program Meeting

March 14-17, 2016

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa
Bonita Springs, Florida

Nurse Resident Project Abstract Form

To submit an abstract of a nurse resident project for podium or poster presentation at the 2016
UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program Meeting, enter your responses in the form below. All forms must
be submitted by a nurse residency coordinator via e-mail to NRPInfo@uhc.edu by November 18, 2015.
Selected abstracts will be announced by no later than mid-December.
Organization: University Medical Center of El Paso
Nurse residency coordinator:
Julie Gest
Name

jgest@umcelpaso.org
E-mail

Anticipated number of nurse residents approved for travel by your organization: TBD
To be completed by the nurse resident(s)
Project title: Central Line Removal: Thinking Outside the Lines
Organization: University Medical Center of El Paso
Nurse resident(s)/project participant(s):
Jessica Dominguez
Name

E-mail

Stephanie Lomuscio
Name

E-mail

Raymundo Maldonado
Name

E-mail

Name

E-mail

Name

E-mail

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Jdominguez@umcelpaso.org
Slomuscio@umcelpaso.org
Rmaldonado@umcelpaso.org

Learning objectives
List 2 or 3 objectives to enable evaluation of the abstracts potential as a podium presentation:
Audience will be able to verbalize the clinical needs for central lines
Audience will be able to verbalize proper central line removal
Audience will be able to verbalize the possible complications associated with removing a central line

Abstract narrative
In 300 words or less:

Describe the project and its goals

Provide evidence of a review of the literature

Highlight project results and/or anticipated findings

Explain follow-up or next steps

Abstract:
Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) are commonly seen in intensive care units due
to the high risk of infection and the lack of sterile technique used when resuscitating a level I trauma
patient. Research shows early removal of central line catheters significantly decreases the patients risk
for infection. The goal of this project is to decrease the cases of CLABSIs by implementing a central line
removal competency and checklist for every registered nurse in the intensive care units. After doing our
research, 34 articles were reviewed but only three had relevant information pertaining to this topic. In
addition to the research from these articles, the newly implemented measures were done so according to
the current evidence based practice by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
References were made to the Clinical Guideline Practice by the AACN. This research project was
conducted in a Level I Trauma Center in the following intensive care units: Trauma, Surgical, Medical,
Neuro, and Cardiac. A total of 120 Register Nurses were surveyed and educated on central line removal.
After implementing education on central line removal, the expected results are a decrease in the number
of CLABSIs in the intensive care units, and registered nurses will be able to verbalize and demonstrate
competent removal of central lines. A post educational survey will be conducted with the same registered
nurses in the aforementioned intensive care units to compare initial findings with end of research results.

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