Central Line Direct Observation Auditing

[Moe12PMs, BSN, MSN]

How often does your facility complete direct observation auditing of central lines? (checking dressings, BioPatch, securment device, etc)

Currently, we are auditing 20 patients a month randomly per critical care unit. Does your facility do more or less? Who completes the audits? Does your facility have a central line team?

Thank you!

[NewOncNurseRN, BSN, RN]

Every week for each patient with a central line, including all lines in the room. Plus we have to check charting of chg baths and ask the patients if they have been educated on proper line care.

Of course, this is all done by floor nurses.

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

If I'm remembering correctly, I think that our hospital audited all central lines daily. Although maybe it was every other day? It is a big hospital. I do believe it was Respiratory therapy that audited them.

[srod79]

I see the Procedure nurse on the unit daily. The hospital has not had any central line associated infections for the past year since this Change.