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Standardization of Evidence-Based Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion, Assessment, and Maintenance Practices on a Medical Surgical Unit
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/22/2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) practices often vary across clinicians and care settings, contributing to inconsistencies in care and increased risk of complications. This session will review current organizational practices and highlight common variations identified in the literature, while discussing evidence-based standards for PIVC insertion, assessment, and maintenance, including site selection, aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT®), and standardized assessment tools such as i-DECIDED. The presentation will also share results from a quality improvement initiative aimed at reducing practice variation through product standardization, insertion checklists, competency-based education, and validation audits. Outcomes related to adherence and infection prevention will be discussed, along with practical strategies for translating quality improvement results into sustainable organizational practice change.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:
• Discuss the existing concerns with PIVC practices
• Describe the professional standards and recommendations for PIVC practice
• Demonstrate actions to eliminate discrepancies between existing practices and professional standards
• Apply quality improvement (QI) project results to organizational practice change
Kristie M. Coleman, MSN, RN, VA-BC
Kristie M. Coleman, MSN, RN, VA-BC’s vascular access experience began when she transitioned from critical care to a hospital peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) team, eventually becoming a clinical lead for the team. She then moved into a vascular access team (VAT) program coordinator role with another organization. Ms Coleman’s involvement there included redefining the role and expectation of vascular access nurses, changing workflow process, changing dwell time for ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs inserted by VAT nurses, teaching, course development, updating nursing procedures, and encouraging interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her experience also provided the opportunity to lead a VAT that bridged into a new second hospital, expanding the system. Ms Coleman has since transitioned into her institution’s infection prevention department utilizing her vascular access background.
CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.
Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour
Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: April 22, 2029
To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.
The Infusion Nurses Society is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14209. The certificate must be retained by the attendee for a period of 4 years.
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