Background. Inserting peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines into often dehydrated, typically irritable, and universally uncooperative small children is an everyday task for many pediatric nurses. Success ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A newly developed short peripheral IV catheter insertion skills checklist has yielded positive results in the ...

About one in two nurses experience blood exposure at least once a month when inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter, according to a new study by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center ...

Providence, R.I. — A commonly used medical device is being scrutinized. An infectious diseases doctor out of Rhode Island Hospital conducted eye opening research he hopes will serve as a wake-up call ...

Inserting, monitoring, and maintaining peripheral venous access is an integral component of neonatal nursing care. Although complications associated with peripheral vascular devices are typically ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Department of ...