Sr. Infection Prevention Specialist
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Christy Bos, BSN, RN, CIC, is a Senior Infection Prevention Specialist with Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Christy has been a nurse with Mercy Hospital for 26 years. Christy has worked in many areas of nursing over the years including bedside nursing for 19 years, nursing leadership and Infection Prevention for 5 1/2 years. Christy has served as a co-leader of the Mercy Ministry Health System’s Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) team and the lead of the local CAUTI team at Mercy Hospital Springfield for 4 years. These teams work closely with Nurse Leaders, Providers, and Infection Preventionists across the Mercy Health System to improve CAUTI awareness and implement Evidence Based practice changes to improve patient outcomes and patient safety. CAUTI infections and indwelling catheter days have been significantly reduced under her leadership of these teams. CAUTI reduction is a passion of Christy's role at Mercy.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
10:41 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose