Response Choices Timely Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Comments (and/or Evidenced By”) “As Never Often Unknown Always Rarely Sometimes Does the person removing the indwelling urinary catheter document the date or removal at your facility/unit? Does your facility/unit identify patients who have indwelling urinary catheters in place (e.g., in the electronic medical record or a daily unit list)? Are patients with indwelling urinary catheters reviewed for continued need (e.g., by bedside nurses and/or interdisciplinary team)? Are indwelling urinary catheters removed in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) if there is no indication for continued use after surgery? Does your facility/unit use alerts or reminders for indwelling urinary catheter removal? do physicians respond to alerts or reminders by If applicable, Not Applicable removing unnecessary urinary catheters? If applicable, do nurses respond to alerts or reminders by removing Not Applicable unnecessary urinary catheters or calling the physician? Does your facility/unit use stop orders for indwelling urinary catheters? Does your facility/unit allow nurses to remove indwelling urinary catheters without a physician order? If applicable, are nurses comfortable removing urinary catheters Not Applicable without a physician order? If applicable, are physicians supportive of nurses removing urinary Not Applicable catheters without a physician order?
Timely Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Response Choices Comments (and/or “As Evidenced By”) Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always Unknown Does the person removing the indwelling urinary catheter document the date or removal at your facility/unit? Does your facility/unit identify patients who have indwelling urinary catheters in place (e.g., in the electronic medical record or a daily unit list)? Are patients with indwelling urinary catheters reviewed for continued need (e.g., by bedside nurses and/or interdisciplinary team)? Are indwelling urinary catheters removed in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) if there is no indication for continued use after surgery? Does your facility/unit use alerts or reminders for indwelling urinary catheter removal? If applicable, do physicians respond to alerts or reminders by removing unnecessary urinary catheters? Not Applicable If applicable, do nurses respond to alerts or reminders by removing unnecessary urinary catheters or calling the physician? Not Applicable Does your facility/unit use stop orders for indwelling urinary catheters? Does your facility/unit allow nurses to remove indwelling urinary catheters without a physician order? If applicable, are nurses comfortable removing urinary catheters without a physician order? Not Applicable If applicable, are physicians supportive of nurses removing urinary catheters without a physician order? Not Applicable