More importantly, I am interested in HOW we could gain such evidence. Do we expect patients to give informed consent to participate in a study when we tell them--" this is a study to see if reusing tubing over 72 hours will cause infections, so we can save $$$ for the hospital, or you can refuse and we will change your tubing every day, and then we know you will NOT get an infection"
I find it difficult to imagine how we could come up with such evidence. I think in some cases we need to use common sense, our assessment skills and the principals of infection control. Sometimes we need to take what we already know and apply it to more than one situation.
Chris Cavanaugh, CRNI
Chris Cavanaugh, CRNI
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn Hadaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:05 pm
Subject: RE: outpt infusion reusing IV tubing 72hr
To: Marilyn Hanchett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Then my question to you is - In the absence of evidence, what do
> we
> use to guide our practice? Is this just supposed to be a vacuum
> while
> we wait for the science to catch up? I totally understand the need
> for evidence, but you know as well as I do that many, many nursing
> and medical standards and guidelines are written on nothing less
> than
> the professional opinions of experts. I am not saying that is
> ideal,
> but I am saying that until we have evidence, this is the best that
> we
> can do.
>
> I am very cu! rious to
