Peripheral venous catheter care in the emergency department: Education and feedback lead to marked improvements

Nurses' knowledge of evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention of peripheral venous catheter‐related infections: a multicentre survey

“…Recent findings showed the efficacy of continuing education courses on intravenous infusions in improving the knowledge and skills of experienced nurses regarding PVC management (Fakih et al . , Lyons & Kasker ). However, to our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating independent predictors of nurses' knowledge of guidelines for the prevention of PVC‐related infections.…”

Peripheral venous catheter related complications are common among paediatric and neonatal patients

“…Studies have shown that specialist competence in PVC management can decrease the complication rate (22,23). Multifaceted interventions, including education, audit and real-time feedback, seem to be successful quality improvement strategies that increase and sustain compliance with PVC care processes and improve nurses' knowledge (24).…”

Infection Prevention in the Emergency Department

“…141 Overall adherence to aseptic technique during PVC insertion and line care during infusions have been shown to be poor in the ED. 142 Educational programs paired with direct observation during insertions and feedback on performance can improve adherence and reduce infections associated with PVCs. 142 Avoidance of unnecessary ED PVCs may also reduce infection rates although this has not been formally studied.…”

“…142 Educational programs paired with direct observation during insertions and feedback on performance can improve adherence and reduce infections associated with PVCs. 142 Avoidance of unnecessary ED PVCs may also reduce infection rates although this has not been formally studied. For patients with difficult vascular access, ultrasound-guided PVCs have emerged as an alternative to CVCs in non-critically ill patients.…”