Article Benefits Of An IV Team
Journal of Infusion Nursing
Issue: Volume 33(3), May/June 2010, p 156-160 Copyright: (C) Copyright 2010 by the Infusion Nurses Society Publication Type: [FEATURES] DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e3181d9c942 ISSN: 1533-1458 Accession: 00129804-201005000-00005
[FEATURES]
Benefits of Establishing an Intravenous Team and the Standardization of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
da Silva, Gislene Aparecida BN; Priebe, Sheila BN; Dias, Fabio Nunes MSc
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to show the importance of a team dedicated to intravenous (IV) insertion and the standardization of peripheral IV catheters in reducing venipuncture attempts, reducing cases of phlebitis, and optimizing costs. The benefits achieved by the team were a decrease in venipuncture attempts, a decrease of phlebitis (from 0.47% to 0.35%), the optimization of the team 's time, and a 29.47% reduction in the use of catheters. The study corroborates the IV team 's importance in the process of managing nurses ' workflow, since it provides important indicators for quality management.
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Intravenous (IV) therapy is a daily nursing routine of the utmost importance in therapeutics for restabilizing patients and the most common invasive procedure among patients admitted to hospitals.1,2
Peripheral venipuncture is an invasive procedure representing approximately 85% of all the activities performed by nursing professionals, and it has a high complexity level since occasional errors pose a risk for both patients and professionals. The procedure is performed by professionals with different training or certification levels, which may generate variability in their performance.3 The impact of nosocomial infections is significant, increasing the mortality and unnecessarily extending admission time, and intravascular access is the reason for some of these complications.4 IV catheter-related infections may be caused by skin
Issue: Volume 33(3), May/June 2010, p 156-160 Copyright: (C) Copyright 2010 by the Infusion Nurses Society Publication Type: [FEATURES] DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e3181d9c942 ISSN: 1533-1458 Accession: 00129804-201005000-00005
[FEATURES]
Benefits of Establishing an Intravenous Team and the Standardization of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
da Silva, Gislene Aparecida BN; Priebe, Sheila BN; Dias, Fabio Nunes MSc
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to show the importance of a team dedicated to intravenous (IV) insertion and the standardization of peripheral IV catheters in reducing venipuncture attempts, reducing cases of phlebitis, and optimizing costs. The benefits achieved by the team were a decrease in venipuncture attempts, a decrease of phlebitis (from 0.47% to 0.35%), the optimization of the team 's time, and a 29.47% reduction in the use of catheters. The study corroborates the IV team 's importance in the process of managing nurses ' workflow, since it provides important indicators for quality management.
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Intravenous (IV) therapy is a daily nursing routine of the utmost importance in therapeutics for restabilizing patients and the most common invasive procedure among patients admitted to hospitals.1,2
Peripheral venipuncture is an invasive procedure representing approximately 85% of all the activities performed by nursing professionals, and it has a high complexity level since occasional errors pose a risk for both patients and professionals. The procedure is performed by professionals with different training or certification levels, which may generate variability in their performance.3 The impact of nosocomial infections is significant, increasing the mortality and unnecessarily extending admission time, and intravascular access is the reason for some of these complications.4 IV catheter-related infections may be caused by skin
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