expense ((Dumont & Wakeman, 2010). Furthermore, it is declared that the possibility of patients becoming infected as a result of catheterization has increases by 3% to 7% daily; the longer the insertion of the catheter, the greater the chance for UTI. If the catheter stays in for more than 3 weeks the risk of bacteria in the urine increases to 100%, and 3% of these infections will progress to bacteremia (Dumont & Wakeman, 2010). There are many precautions that can be employed reduce the risk of UTIs. The CDC and Association of Practitioners in Infection Control (APIC) have promoted many evidence-based guidelines and precautions that may reduce CAUTIs cases. Too often catheters are inserted unnecessarily. Use of catheterization to make life
