Graduation Semester and Year
Spring 2025
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Michelle Hampton
Abstract
Clostridium Difficle Infection (CDI) is a significant healthcare threat due to its ability to be transmitted rapidly in healthcare settings. Patient engagement and participation in infection prevention initiatives at admission will lead to early implementation of isolation precautions, diagnosis of infectious pathogens, and treatment. A quality improvement project was implemented at a south-central Texas acute care hospital to engage alert and oriented adult patients, using a bundled approach to screen for the early detection of CDI within 48 hours of hospital admission, thereby reaching the goal of reducing hospital-acquired CDIs. This initiative improved patient engagement with CDI screening, reducing confirmed community-acquired CDI cases from 18% to 21%. Utilizing the technology-based interactive patient communication tool supported the identification of eleven cases of community-acquired CDI in the acute care setting, which could have otherwise been reported as hospital-acquired
Keywords
Clstridium Difficile, CDI, CDI Screening, Technology-based interactive patient communication tool, Patient engagement
Disciplines
Geriatric Nursing | Nursing Administration | Other Nursing
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Louder, Angel S., "Decreasing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infections" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects. 98.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/nursing_dnpprojects/98
Comments
Acknowledgements:
Michelle Hampton, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Yungei Kao, PhD