Reference no: EM132859564

Discussion 1: Describe any assumptions that you may have about what the research-based evidence will reveal to be true.

An assumption is an "acceptance of something that is recognized and upholds scholars' clear principle for the extent of investigation that if untrue can concede the credibility of the outcome" Gray, Grove, and Sutherland, 2017). For PICOT question, the assumptions have and was revealed by research-based evidence revealed to be true include various data to confirm the surge in catheter-associated urinary tract infection when an unnecessary indwelling urinary catheter is inserted without following the Center for Disease Prevention and Control's guidelines for IUC insertion. Another assumption is the fact that nurses have the greatest responsibility of enhancing patients' safety and prevent harm by IUC is inserted for a therapeutic indication using evidence-based practice approach during insertion and management. This places "nurses at the frontline in catheter management, as they deliver a major part of daily catheter cares" (Gesmundo, 2016).