Catheter

through the use of catheters, stents, and balloons. Catheter are thin tube made up of several types of material depending on how it will be used. A stent on the other hand is a tube composed of metal that can remain within the body to keep a blood vessel open. Interventional cardiology is said to be first discovered by Andreas Gruentzig in 1977 when he widened part of an abnormally narrowed, a condition called stenosis, left anterior descending artery through the use of a balloon catheter.3…

According to the journal article Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: which associated conditions benefit from pigtail catheter treatment, you assess the effectiveness of pigtail catheter drainage for patient with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. As in the book Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease mentioned pneumothorax is subdivided into primary and secondary. Primary pneumothorax arises in healthy people without a history of lung disease. Secondary pneumothorax…

inserted catheters and central lines. After describing the basic concepts of what a peripherally inserted catheter and central line are; safety, teaching, and care of the lines will be educated throughout. Central Lines “A central venous catheter, also called a central line, is a long thin, flexible tube used to give medicines, fluids, nutrients, or blood products over a long period of time, usually several weeks or more.” (Buchman 2011, WebMD). Common uses for central venous catheters are:…

focuses on the prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Under this guideline, Joint Commission outlines three elements of performance that must be validated for compliance during a Joint Commission survey. First, indwelling catheters must be inserted according to evidence-based guidelines which include limiting the use and duration of indwelling catheters as well as inserting them using aseptic technique. Second, the indwelling catheters must be maintained using…

have to go through surgery to get a catheter put in. The catheter used for hemodialysis is a tunneled catheter because it is placed under the skin (National Kidney Foundation 1). There are two different types which are non-cuffed and cuffed catheters. When I was doing my hemodialysis treatment I had the non-cuffed catheter. Most people with Kidney disease gets the cuffed catheters. This is more of the permanent kind of catheters for kidney disease. Dialysis catheters usually have at least two…

An example of quality improvement would be to decrease the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections due to improper Foley catheter care by direct care providers. The direct care providers and the staff development coordinator would review the practices of Foley catheter care and make changes to the new employee orientation and additional training on a regular basis. The difference between quality improvement…

cases. Many medical malpractice litigation studies are mentioned in the literature,[8-12] but we found the literature lacking studies about this daily used instrument litigation. Our purpose from this study is to explore litigations surrounding foley catheter use, in order to recognize and raise awareness about pitfalls of clinical staff with its use and minimize…

maintain patient centered care, team work and collaboration, evidence-based practice, and informatics while being safe, providing quality and improvement. Preventing catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI’s) are a big issue in healthcare, and the QSEN model with the KSA questions outline and demonstrate this issue. Catheter associated urinary tract infections are a big issue in the hospital and can be avoided when the healthcare team all work together. According to the CDC (2010),…

superior (24). Furthermore, some randomized controlled trials have demonstrated superior results in restoration sinus rhythm with catheter ablation compared with ADD and improving the quality of life (26). Complications are presented in a low…

knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to deliver competent, culturally sensitive, and developmentally-appropriate care as part of the interdisciplinary team. During lab days throughout my nursing terms, I was taught how to place a Foley catheter in a male patient; thank goodness because this nursing knowledge came in use today for my shift. I was able to deliver competent care, in a culturally sensitive way of my patient (no cultural barriers noted; I was cognizant of my patient’s…