TEN TIPS FOR DRESSING AND SECUREMENT OF IV DEVICE WOUNDS

Aust Nurs Midwifery J. 2017 May;24(10):32-4.

Abstract

Nurses insert and care for more than two billion intravascular (IV) devices globally each year. A wound is created for each IV insertion, and the wound cannot heal while the IV remains.

MeSH terms

  • Bandages*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control
  • Catheterization, Central Venous
  • Catheters, Indwelling*
  • Humans
  • Skin Care / nursing*