TY  - JOUR
T1  - HOspitals slash central line infections with program that empowers nurses
AU  - Kuehn BM
Y1  - 2012/10/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.13364
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1617
EP  - 1618
VL  - 308
IS  - 16
N2  - 
Hickman credits this achievement—eliminating infections that were once considered inevitable—to the staff of the 125-bed rural hospital, which implemented the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), an initiative being rolled out at hospitals nationwide to curb hospital-acquired infections. Hickman described it as the most powerful quality improvement effort she's encountered in her 32-year career. What makes it different from many other efforts is that it empowers nurses and other frontline caregivers to identify and fix problems that may compromise patient safety.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.13364
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.13364
ER  -