The CABSI Initiative is well underway and the quality improvement teams in each nursery are busy testing “potentially better practices” to reduce infections in newborns with central catheters. Staff, parents and providers who care for these newborns are the best source of ideas to test. Will a sticker in the progress notes help assure that each day the potential of removing the line is discussed? What are the best reminders to prevent entry into a protected space without a mask when a line is being placed? Will a timer placed at the scrub sink improve compliance with initial hand hygiene scrub when entering the unit? Will twice daily antimicrobial wipe down of the bedside equipment effect our ability to prevent infections? These are examples of potentially better practices being tested in the units.
