PUTTING STRATEGIES INTO PRACTICE
As valuable as evidence-based practices may be, their availability alone does not necessarily result in directly changing the behavior of health care personnel.15-21 Common barri- ers to the implementation of best practices to reduce or eliminate CLABSIs include lack of leadership support, lack of a safety culture, unavailability of resources, issues with staffing such as suboptimal nurse to patient ratios,and the inadequate education, training, and com- petence of health care personnel.5