When providing care to patients, nurses use evidence-based practice to avoid urinary tract 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.
B
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A There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
B Research supports the use of only RNs to insert urinary catheters to avoid uri-nary tract infections.
C There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
D There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
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