title: Training nurses to place tunnelled central venous catheters.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marsden
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans