title: The peripheral intravenous catheter: an appropriate yet often overlooked choice for venous access.
authors.affiliation: Wheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lisa.gorski@wfhc.org
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gorski
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D000075202:Contraindications; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors