In this new series for 2017, we offer insights from experts in industry and in healthcare delivery regarding smart evaluation and purchasing of infection prevention and control-related products. In ...

SANDY, Utah, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new generation of safety short peripheral IV catheter (SPIVC) technology designed to keep healthcare workers safe from needlestick injuries and blood ...

In some patients, inserting intravenous catheters is a painful and tricky affair. Nurse anesthetist Rick van Loon of Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven has developed a technique that dramatically ...

There is good lot of training and experience which is needed while inserting IV catheters, especially when working with the elderly and young children. In this area, errors happen quite often which ...

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 ...

Product launch enables new multi-function, vascular access and bladder measurement platform designed to improve patient care, HCAHPS results, and save nursing time SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EchoNous, ...

About 1 in 2 nurses experience blood exposure, other than from a needlestick, on their skin or in their eyes, nose or mouth at least once a month when inserting a peripheral intravenous (IV) ...

Administering fluids to patients is carried out through intravenous (IV) catheters, inserting a needle in a vein in a common medical procedure. However, the motor coordination required to insert an IV ...

Every tube or line placed in a hospital patient is a trade-off. The IV delivers fluids, medication, or nutrition. The ...

Inserting, maintaining and assessing intravenous infusions is one of the most common tasks nurses perform, but they're not the only professionals allowed to start IVs in the hospital or outside the ...

Product launch enables new multi-function, vascular access and bladder measurement platform designed to improve patient care, HCAHPS results, and save nursing time SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EchoNous, ...