Topics About 'Intravenous'.

I could feel the pricks of hot sweat begin to freckle my forehead. My armpits dampened as stress quickened my heart. I made one last prayer to the IV Gods as my shaky hand, armed with the spike of a 22g needle, aimed at what I prayed was a vein. "I...

Nurses are taught that critical care patients (gunshots to the chest or abdomen, car wrecks, etc.) need two large-bore IV catheters. This is a fact, but not all patients coming to the emergency department are critical care patients. What about someon...

The selection of products for regular hospital use comprises three pillars - safety, ease of use and equity. Safety being paramount for both clinicians and patients; however, there is no escape from the financial decisions that must be made to allow ...

Introduction When peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) became popular in the early 2000s, bedside nurses loved them. It was great for a patient to have a central line to draw blood and give intravenous (IV) meds. It was smaller in diam...

We all have our strong suits. What's yours? Maybe it's code management, mediport access, or another technical skill that requires just the right amount knowledge and finesse. There's always that "go-to" nurse on every unit. Staff turn to the expert o...