A 75-year-old female patient with dementia is admitted from the OR to the med-surg floor status post hip replacement from a fall. The med-surg nurse is assessing the patient and notices an indwelling urinary catheter is placed due to a non-healing stage II pressure ulcer over her coccyx. What does the med-surg nurse understand about these catheters and their effect on hospital acquired infections (HAI’s)?
