Training nurses to place tunnelled central venous catheters.
In recent years experienced nurses working in radiology and haematology have expanded their roles to encompass placing tunnelled central venous catheters using real-time sonography and fluoroscopy. With training and supervised practice, such nurses can increase their knowledge and skills and improve services for patients requiring CVCs.
Benton
Sue
S
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Marsden
Cathy
C
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans