MPLEMENTATION
Potential participants from the unit were invited to a
1-hour educational session on best practices for pediatric
peripheral IV site care. Topics covered included
assessment
techniques, expected and unexpected findings,
considerations based on the prescribed infusion
(irritant
versus vesicant), and best practice information
on
site selection and catheter securement. A case study
detailing
events that led to a recent severe peripheral IV
site
complication at the facility also was presented.