PICU Power Hour: Vascular Access Team: Did You Know…?

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 5:45 AM - 8:45 PM, Zoom, Iowa City, IA

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Education Committee has collaborated with interdisciplinary experts to identify relevant educational topics and issues that affect the way nurses care for patients who are critically ill.
Best practice, research and evidence-based practice literature will provide the foundation for all discussion. The format for this education series ranges from classroom lecture to simulation of patient care.  

Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #34 (1.00 hours)

1. Describe the role of the CWS Vascular Access Team (VAT)
2. Discuss peripheral intravenous catheter assessment, documentation, and peripheral intravenous infiltration and extravasation (PIVIE) interventions
3. Identify the different types of vascular lines and their indications, care and maintenance
4. State the indications for vascular lines and placement based on cardiac and renal diagnosis (MiniMAGIC guidelines)
5. Discuss recent data related to ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous (USGPIV), PIVIE, pressure injuries under catheters and future initiatives

There is no fee for this program. Pre-registration is not required.

1.0 Contact Hour will be granted by UIHC Department of Nursing (IBN Approved Provider #34).  Participants must attend the entire session to receive full credit.  No partial credits will be awarded.