When providing care to patients, nurses use evidence-based practice to avoid urinary tract infec-tions whenever the insertion of a urinary catheter is performed by
infections whenever the insertion of a urinary catheter is performed by
a. a UAP.
b. an RN.
c. an LPN.
d. a senior nursing student.
ANS: B
Research supports the use of only RNs to insert urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections. There is no evidence to support the use of the staff members in options A, C, and D in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
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