I had an opportunity to review some of our patient satisfaction surveys. It wasn’t surprising to me that many concerns were about the peripheral IV insert. One patient even stated “It was the most painful thing I ever had
Patients of all ages and diseases are subject to Infusion Therapy. When patients are admitted to the hospital or are having outpatient procedures, the nurse is the first health care professional that comes in contact with them. When assessing their
When we look at best practice, improving patient outcomes, implementing evidenced based protocols in the insertion, care and maintenance of vascular access devices, we have to look at nurses to be the leaders. Nurses are becoming the coordinators, leaders, teachers,
Connectors and Caps can play a key role in preventing complications with our vascular access devices. Caps can eliminate the compliance issue with scrubbing. Data states to “scrub” for 15 seconds before attaching your syringe. When you count this
Using a “bundle” to decrease infection rates with CVC’s (Central Venous Catheters) has decreased infection rates nationally. Many facilities have implemented best practices along with check lists and kits called bundles to achieve these rates. We have focused on central lines,
Spent 24 hours over the past two weeks working with nurses on how to prevent complications from Vascular Access Devices at our annual skills fair. The most important thing to do with every patient no matter what device you are
A big thank you to the nursing students at Blackhawk Technical College. Today we discussed many topics related to Vascular Access Devices. With all the different types of catheters, connectors and caps in our facilities, it is very difficult
It was my pleasure to speak at INS in Beijing on Friday. The presentation was focused on catheter material, Trends in the USA. With many manufactures of PICC lines, it is difficult to choose the correct material. Atillio Di Fore,
I will be speaking at INS in Beijing China on 7/27 on “Trends in PICC Line Selection” in the US. There is a trend to choose the CT compatible PICC line for our patients. One line for all therapies. When
