Vascular safety:it’s all about piccs

Nursing Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 22-27

  Moureau, Nancy ^a  

^a founder and president of PICC Excellence Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33745273858     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200605000-00007     Document Type: Article

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