title: Performing peripheral intravenous cannulation.
abstract: Nurses need to be aware of their level of accountability when performing i.v. cannulation. Nurse cannulation should be incorporated into practice as part of holistic patient care. When introducing nurse cannulation into a department, a commitment is required from the individual nurse and the organisation. i.v. cannulation is a skilled technique, best performed as a staged process.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Skills Centre, Rotherham District General Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D012941:Social Responsibility