Central Venous Access

  

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          Dates and Locations

Ultrasound PICC Training Program 
4/16/12 - 4/16/12, 9:00 - 3:00
Northwetern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

IV Certification Program 
3/14/12 - 3/15/12 8:am - 4:00 pm
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

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IV Skill Enhancement Workshop 

4.0 CNE contact Hours
Fee 125.00
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Are you discouraged with multiple vevipuncture attempts to place peripheral IV catheter? Are hesitant by hearing "I have no veins, no one can get an IV in me, I have rolling veins" ?
If yes, come and learn to locate veins by palpation and strategies for successful venipuncture.  Educators will share their 30+ years hands-on experience with you.    

Objectives:  Review of vascular access devices used for infusion therapy, overview of hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solutions, irritant and  vesicant drugs, venous anatomy and vein selction, equipment selection, nursing measures to prevention and manage insertion related complications. Hands-on practice session include vein selection, peripheral catheter insertion and troubleshooting techniques.
 

Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Care,
Prevention and Management of Complications

Care and management of central catheters is a vital part of nursing care in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, infusion clinics and home health care settings.  By attending this program, clinicians will learn routine care, nursing measures to prevent and manage central line complications and catheter associated blood stream infection.  May add this half day hands-on program as part of the new staff orientation program. Clinicians get a chance to observe and comprehend difference and between long term and short tem central venous access devices. 

Objectives: Define central venous access devices (CVAD), differentiate tunneled catheters, non-tunneled catheters, implanted ports,  PICC and midlines, explain indications for central lines, perform central line flushing,  dressing change, perform blood draw through central lines, perform port-a-cath cannulation and de- cannulation, restore CVAD patency with cathflo (Altiplase), integrate practice structures to prevent and manage CVAD complications, and remove non-tunneled catheters.  Instructor will demonstrate and Participants get an opportunity to practice procedures using “Chester Chest” mannequin.