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Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Practices in the Emergency Department: An Observational Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2015

Milisa Manojlovich*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sanjay Saint
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jennifer Meddings
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
David Ratz
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Renee Havey
Affiliation:
University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jonathan Bickmann
Affiliation:
Coronary Care Unit, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Caitlin Couture
Affiliation:
The Birth Place, Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
Karen E. Fowler
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah L. Krein
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
Address correspondence to Milisa Manojlovich, PhD, RN, CCRN, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls St, Rm 4306, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (mmanojlo@umich.edu).

Abstract

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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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