Nurses are attempting to identify any relationship between staffing levels and the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTI). The nurse should begin by doing which of the following?
A) Auditing the staffing records obtained from the human resources department
B) Identifying which other variables may potentially affect UTI development
C) Observing nurses' current practices related to catheter care
D) Revising the current policy and procedures manual for guidelines to catheter care
B
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