title: Hospital-wide intravenous initiative.
abstract: During a 6-month period under the leadership of a clinical nurse specialist, a Midwestern tertiary care hospital explored the need for standardizing a hospital-wide intravenous infusion system, based on best practice. The Center for Advanced Nursing Practice's Evidence-Based Practice Model guided the process for successful design, implementation, and reporting of results. The new system contributed to positive outcomes identified in project goals: (1) to minimize patient risk from interruption of intravenous lines; (2) to increase clinician satisfaction by improved user safety and system standardization; and (3) to demonstrate responsible organizational financial stewardship. Ultimately, the standardized hospital-wide intravenous initiative empowered bedside clinicians by providing an infrastructure for best practice.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic/Renal Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Center for Advanced Nursing Practice, BryanLGH Medical Center, Lincoln, NE, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seemann
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Soukup
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004867:Equipment Design; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*