Developed urinary tract infections

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During a clinical rotation on the medical-surgical floor of a hospital, you notice several patients have developed urinary tract infections (UTIs) associated with their Foley catheters (tubes inserted into the bladder to drain urine). Your staff physician agrees that this is a problem and offers to help with an improvement project. Together, you work through several PDSA cycles to reduce the rate of UTIs on your floor. When designing the run chart, it is important to include: Units of time on the Y axis The rate of UTIs on the X axis Units of time on the X axis Units of time on the Y axis AND the rate of UTIs on the X axis.

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