Peripheral Venous Catheters: A Review of Current Practices

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 388-392

  Fernandez, Ritin S ^a,d   Griffiths, Rhonda D ^b   Murie, Penny ^c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FLUSHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEPARIN; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; IRRIGATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345714983     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200311000-00009     Document Type: Review

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