Abstract
Inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) can be challenging on the first attempt. At the project site there was no systematic process to impact failed first-attempt success for PIVC access, so an evidence-based solution was sought. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if the implementation of the Emergency Nurses Association's (ENA) Clinical Practice Guideline: Difficult Intravenous Access would impact the number of patients identified as difficult intravenous access (DIVA) and first-attempt success for peripheral intravenous access. The project was piloted over 12 weeks in a community living center in a Veterans Administration facility in the southern United States. Jean Watson's human caring theory and Kurt Lewin's change theory provided the project's theoretical underpinnings.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Ultrasound Guidance, Catheter Access, Community Living Centers
Advisor
Brandi Wilford
Second Advisor
Kate Fetter
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Grand Canyon University
Degree Year
2023
Recommended Citation
Hampton, Diana, "Using ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access in difficult intravenous access patients" (2024). Dissertations. 1128.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1128
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2024-02-21
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30688758; ProQuest document ID: 2869907678. The author still retains copyright.