PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CHANGE USING NORMAL SALINE TO FLUSH PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETERS, PORTS, AND CENTRAL LINES TO MAINTAIN LINE PATENCY IN HOSPITALIZED ONCOLOGY PATIENTS.

Significance & Background: Oncology patients often require central lines for treatment purposes.1 Central line flush practice can affect central line patency.2 Nurse led research in the organizations hospitalized bone marrow transplant adult patients with peripherally inserted central catheters (PIC...

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Published in:	Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 58 - 60
Main Authors:	Chan, Linda, Castillo, Ruben, Riley, Colleen, Youssefi, Fatemeh, Mendoza, Chito
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Oncology Nursing Society Mar2026
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost