Initial experience of a nurse-implemented peripherally inserted central catheter program in Italy

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Scocca, A ^a   Gioia, A ^a   Poli, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTRAVENOUS NURSING; ITALY; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING COMPETENCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHLEBITIS; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; SAFETY; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 42249083717     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2309/java.13-1-6     Document Type: Article

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