Getting to the Point.

Multiple venipunctures can result in delays in treatment, increased nursing time at the bedside, increased calls to crisis nurses and other facility experts, venous depleted patients, and patient pain and frustration. Observing these problems on my own unit, I realized that the daily peripheral intr...

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Publicado en:Stanford Nurse Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 14 - 16
Autor principal: Borja, Jovy
Formato: anecdote pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Stanford Hospital & Clinics Spring2012
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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Sumario:Multiple venipunctures can result in delays in treatment, increased nursing time at the bedside, increased calls to crisis nurses and other facility experts, venous depleted patients, and patient pain and frustration. Observing these problems on my own unit, I realized that the daily peripheral intravenous (IV) insertion needs of our patients were not being met adequately.