Question

for maintaining indwelling urinary catheters, what infection prevention strategy helps to reduce the risk of catheter - associated urinary tract infections (cauti)? select an answer: administering systemic antimicrobial as prophylaxis; ensuring unobstructed urine flow; changing catheter every 7 days; performing catheter irrigation every shift

Explanation:

To reduce CAUTI, ensuring unobstructed urine flow is key as stagnant urine increases infection risk. Systemic antimicrobials for prophylaxis are not recommended routinely, changing catheters too often (like every 7 days) isn't a standard prevention strategy, and routine catheter irrigation isn't advised as it can introduce infection.

Answer:

B. Ensuring unobstructed urine flow