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 ...

A nurse-directed catheter removal protocol was associated with reduced urinary catheter use and lower catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in a Connecticut hospital, according to a study ...

A hospital-based medical directive allowing nurses to assess patients and remove their urinary catheter (UC) without separate medical orders each time has led to decreased numbers of ...

Two specialist nurses are playing a key role in what is thought to be the UK’s first scheme to allow prostatectomy patients to remove their own catheters at home after surgery. Prostate clinical nurse ...

Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse haven't succeeded as much as health care workers would like. But most ...

Removing a catheter is a nursing procedure that can usually be undertaken on an outpatient basis. Nurses can therefore take direct medical referrals to undertake the procedure. It is best undertaken ...

Over the past decade, needlestick safety has become de rigueur, but according to a new study, nurses are often exposed to blood in their mucus membranes in another way: by inserting a peripheral IV ...

Background. Insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs) has historically been a task limited to physicians. However, as the use of CVCs and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has become ...

Desert Regional Medical Center has been hit with a $100,000 state fine for a 2014 patient death caused by a nurse improperly removing a medical tube. An investigation by the California Department of ...