The majority of the nurses in Australia will have a patient that either have Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) or peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Some of the nurses are well much aware on how to look after these access devices, but some are not very confident to look after these lines.
For nurses from overseas starting their nursing career in Australia, there are local policy directives that are followed by each hospital or institutions across Australia. These policy directives are one of the generic guidelines for the nurses to provide a safety delivery of care to the patients.
In NSW, the local district now follow the VIP scoring, as shown below. This will guide nurses using their critical thinking on what to do.
As per the NSW health local health district policy directives, CVADs and PICCs should be checked by the nurses each shift. To identify early signs of infection and prevent infection.
