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A Colorado hospital that rounds on critically ill children at the highest risk for developing hospital-acquired infections lowered their rate by nearly 50%, a published in Critical Care Nurse found. Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora decreased the average rate of hospital-acquired infections in its pediatric intensive care unit from 5.41 to 2.89 events for 1,000 patient days after adopting high-risk rounding. The article describes the criteria for patients at high risk and includes a template script to spur dialogue with direct care nurses. It also includes examples of specific interventions performed during the rounds, as well as practice gaps and opportunities for improvement. (Newswise , 1/26/26)