This poster was created by Amy Walker and she studied patient outcomes of nurse-led central venous catheter insertion. Central venous catheters are traditionally inserted by physicians or physician assistants in emergent and non-emergent settings. With the high demand and lack of physicians many line insertions are either rushed or delayed. This is important because it can lead to patient concerns including insertion complications, central line associated blood stream infections, and patient death. It was found that patients receiving central venous catheters on the same day as ordered increased with RNs, but there was no significant difference seen in procedural complications with RN insertion compared to physician
