Hostname: page-component-68c7f8b79f-gx2m9 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-12-21T02:39:02.049Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Assessment of healthcare providers’ knowledge and decision-making patterns in peripheral intravenous catheter management in acute care settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

Heather L. Young Open the ORCID record for Heather L. Young [Opens in a new window] ,
Carolyn Valdez Open the ORCID record for Carolyn Valdez [Opens in a new window] ,
Diana Mancini ,
Sarah Gardiner ,
Kelly Medero ,
Rosine Angbanzan  and
Timothy C. Jenkins Open the ORCID record for Timothy C. Jenkins [Opens in a new window]
Heather L. Young*
Affiliation:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aurora CO, USA Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Medicine, Denver CO, USA Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver CO, USA
Carolyn Valdez
Affiliation:
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver CO, USA
Diana Mancini
Affiliation:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aurora CO, USA Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Medicine, Denver CO, USA
Sarah Gardiner
Affiliation:
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Nursing, Denver CO, USA
Kelly Medero
Affiliation:
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Nursing, Denver CO, USA
Rosine Angbanzan
Affiliation:
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver CO, USA
Timothy C. Jenkins
Affiliation:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aurora CO, USA Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Medicine, Denver CO, USA Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver CO, USA
*
Corresponding author: Heather L. Young; Email: Heather.Young2@dhha.org
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

This anonymous survey of hospitalists and acute care nurses evaluated awareness of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) presence and decision-making regarding PIVC insertion, maintenance, and removal. Nurses were most aware of PIVC presence and regarded as best to make decisions about PIVC, yet <50% of respondents felt nurses should remove PIVC without an order.

Information

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , First View , pp. 1 - 3
Check for updates
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Alexandrou, E, Ray-Barruel, G, Carr, PJ, et al. International prevalence of the use of peripheral intravenous catheters. J Hosp Med 2015;10:530–533.10.1002/jhm.2389CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Alexandrou, E, Ray-Barruel, G, Carr, PJ, et al. Use of short peripheral intravenous catheters: Characteristics, management, and outcomes worldwide. J Hosp Med 2018;13:E1–7.10.12788/jhm.3039CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Marsh, N, Webster, J, Ullman, AJ, et al. Peripheral intravenous catheter non-infectious complications in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs 2020;76:3346–3362.10.1111/jan.14565CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Austin, ED, Sullivan, SB, Whittier, S, Lowy, FD, Uhlemann, AC. Peripheral intravenous catheter placement is an underrecognized source of staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. Open Forum Infect Dis 2016;3:ofw072.10.1093/ofid/ofw072CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Trinh, TT, Chan, PA, Edwards, O, et al. Peripheral venous catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011;32:579–583.10.1086/660099CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Stuart, RL, Cameron, DR, Scott, C, et al. Peripheral intravenous catheter-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: more than 5 years of prospective data from two tertiary health services. Med J Aust 2013;198:551–553.10.5694/mja12.11699CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Young, HL, Aragon, DA, Cella, L, McVaney, KE. Peripheral venous catheters: An underrecognized source of. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2023;44:140–143.10.1017/ice.2022.15CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Blauw, M, Foxman, B, Wu, J, Rey, J, Kothari, N, Malani, AN. Risk factors and outcomes associated with hospital-onset peripheral intravenous catheter-associated. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019;6:ofz111.10.1093/ofid/ofz111CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Background Information: Strategies for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011.Google Scholar
Nickel, B, Gorski, L, Kleidon, T, et al. Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice. J Infus Nurs 2024;47:S1–S285.10.1097/NAN.0000000000000532CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Adžemović, T, Govindan, S, Zheutlin, A, et al. Awareness of peripheral IV catheters among nurses, physicians, and trainees: A prospective cohort study. Am J Infect Control 2024;52:1122–1127.10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.018CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Marsh, N, Ray-Barruel, G, Adzemovic, T, et al. Awareness of peripheral intravenous catheters among nurses, physicians, and students. J Patient Saf 2022;18:e1041–e6.10.1097/PTS.0000000000001020CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ray-Barruel, G, Chopra, V, Fulbrook, P, et al. The impact of a structured assessment and decision tool (I-DECIDED®) on improving care of peripheral intravenous catheters: A multicenter, interrupted time-series study. Int J Nurs Stud 2023;148:104604.10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104604CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Supplementary material: File

Young et al. supplementary material

Young et al. supplementary material
Download Young et al. supplementary material(File)
File 54.6 KB