Innovations in central vascular access device insertion.
The new millennium has brought with it many technological advances that have affected every industry, especially healthcare and nursing. The key to success will be the ability of nurses to acclimate to these changes. To accomplish this, nurses need to advance their individual practice and skills, and to pursue and maintain an education in their respective fields. At no other time in healthcare history have so many changes taken place in such a short time, and nurses must remain abreast of changes to ensure career securement, advancement, and the safety of their patients. This article focuses on peripherally inserted central catheters and the changing technology for their insertion, maintenance, and training requirements.
Pieger-Mooney
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SPM Resources LLC, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798, USA. auror111@aol.com
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000639:trends*; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004282:Documentation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000639:trends; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000451:nursing; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009737:Nursing Records; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends*; D017751:Safety Management; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000639:trends