Education and Training

ERASE CAUTI

Applying Knowledge to Practice

Sustained results are possible only when best practice techniques are used on every patient, every time. The ERASE CAUTI Solution’s comprehensive education and training program actively reinforces best practices for CAUTI prevention, helping ingrain them in your staff. The program also supports compliance with CDC/HICPAC recommendations to provide education about CAUTI and alternatives to IUCs, as well as periodic training on techniques and procedures for urinary catheter insertion, maintenance and removal.⁴

Onsite Education

Courtesy Rounding

ERASE CAUTI’s courtesy rounding ensures that staff on all shifts are familiar with best practice techniques for catheter insertion, maintenance and removal. It is provided during new product implementation, quarterly and as needed to help with product transition.

Skills Validation

Skills validation gives your staff hands-on experience inserting and removing IUCs on an anatomical model.

During these onsite drop-in sessions, credentialed Medline clinicians evaluate the clinical technique used by staff and provide a report that summarizes competency.

Advanced IUC Course

The Advanced IUC Catheter course helps create ERASE CAUTI champions throughout your organization. Taught onsite by Medline clinicians, this classroom-style course consists of four modules.

Online Courses

CEU Courses

Online curriculum through Medline University gives you and your staff 24/7 access to a continually growing list of ERASE CAUTI education courses, including two CEUs.*

The first CEU course reviews different types of IUCs, how to properly prepare and insert the catheter, and proper maintenance techniques.

The second CEU course explains alternatives to IUCs, including when and how to use an intermittent urinary catheter.

Interactive Competency

The One Layer IUC Tray Interactive Competency validates the transfer of knowledge in a practical setting. All course offerings emphasize standardization of care and ensure staff understand evidence-based guidelines from CDC/HICPAC, Joint Commission, SHEA and APIC.

*Approved as continuing education contact hours by the Florida Board of Nursing and the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Training Videos

Training videos show staff how to correctly use products and follow procedures to achieve the best results. They help make sure that new staff has the same product knowledge as your existing staff to reinforce consistent CAUTI prevention practices.

Supporting Materials

Informational posters, huddle sheets, outcome reporting and other tools complement the education courses to reinforce behavior change, teamwork and communication, helping ensure sustained results.

At a Glance: Education and Training by Bundle

IUC Bundle

Onsite Education

Advanced IUC Course

Skills Validation Days

Online Courses through Medline University

Understanding Different Types of IUCs

Preparing the Patient for IUC Insertion

Sterile Insertion of an IUC

Engaging Patients and Families in Reducing the Risk of CAUTIs

Interactive Competency

Best Practice Techniques and Aseptic Insertion of IUCs Using Medline's Total One-Layer Tray

Training Video

One Layer Tray

Support Materials

IUC Selection Tool

One Layer Tray Poster

IUC Best Practices Poster

Bladder Bundle

Online Courses through Medline University

Deciding Which Patients Need an IUC

Finding Alternatives to IUCs in the Incontinent Patient

Knowing the When, Why and How of Intermittent Catheterization

Training Videos:

Use of the BioCon 700

Inserting an Intermittent Catheter

Support Materials

ANA CAUTI Prevention Tool

Does Your Patient Need An IUC poster

Maintenance Bundle

Online Courses through Medline University

Maintaining an IUC and Closed Drainage System

Training Videos

Securement Device Application

Proper Perineal and Catheter Care

Support Materials

Proper Peri-Care and IUC Maintenance Poster

Facilitating Drainage Poster

Proper Balloon Deflation Poster

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References
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  19. Data on file. Available upon request.