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Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

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Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

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This course is in the base subscription pack

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Category

Health, Disability and Aged Care

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Course Duration

1:30

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Subject Matter Expert

Sue Atkins, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Regional Infection Control Advisor

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Provider

Kineo Courses

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Countries

AU, NZ

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Endorser

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria. Completion of these educational activities entitles eligible participants to claim 90 CPD minutes.

This course has been developed to provide an understanding of how to insert a peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) into an adult patient and to prevent and control healthcare associated infections (HAIs) associated with this procedure.

Target Audience

You should complete this course if you're a clinician whose scope of practice includes the insertion and maintenance of PIVCs. It should be completed prior to any clinical assessment of peripheral intravenous cannulation skills and then used regularly in ongoing refresher training.

Learning Outcomes

This course will provide an understanding of:

how the World Health Organisation guidelines are applicable to the management of peripheral intravenous cannulation
how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are applicable to invasive device management
the risk of infection posed by PIVC insertion and the measures that need be taken to prevent and minimise this
what equipment is required to successfully insert a PIVC
how to prepare a patient for PIVC insertion
the recommended processes for inserting, maintaining and removing a PIVC, and
the complications that can occur.

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Registered Nurses, Nurses, Division One, Insertion, Intravenous, Cannula, Patients, Educating, Vein, Complications, Health, Medical, Clinical, Infection

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