An interprofessional team developed a symptom word documentation tool based on surveillance
definitions for specific types of infections published by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Nursing documentation was monitored pre- and postimplementation
of the tool, revealing increased compliance with symptom documentation. Although symptom
word documentation does not reduce the number of infections, it may impact the central
line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate by better differentiating CLABSI
from other infection sources, as was observed in this institution.
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Published online: April 21, 2016
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