Recommendations for frequency of assessment of the short peripheral catheter site

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 290-292

  Gorski, Lisa A ^a   Hallock, Dora ^a   Kuehn, Susan C ^a   Morris, Phyllis ^a   Russell, Jean M ^a   Skala, Lisa C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

AGING; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; COGNITION; EXTRAVASATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING PRACTICE; PALPATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 84866396781     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: 15390667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e318267f636     Document Type: Article

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