Abstract

In order to reduce the loss of peripheral intravenous sites (PIV) in children, an evidence based practice project was conducted using innovative splints and a protective dome. This project found that these devices reduced PIV loss from 21% to 2.7%.

Author Details

Christal Cabanting, BSN, Nursing, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

PIV, Maintenance, Pediatrics

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

Rights Holder

All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.

All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.

All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Additional Files

download (3492 kB)

Share

COinS
 

Development and implementation of a pediatric PIV maintenance bundle

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In order to reduce the loss of peripheral intravenous sites (PIV) in children, an evidence based practice project was conducted using innovative splints and a protective dome. This project found that these devices reduced PIV loss from 21% to 2.7%.