Product Description

Central venous access devices (CVADs) are used within a variety of areas in both hospital and community health care settings to administer blood or fluids, to provide long term access for repeat transfusion of blood or blood products, chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition and antibiotic therapy, and to provide immediate access in emergency situations.

Central venous access devices is a practical guide to the care and management of CVADs aimed at student nurses, newly qualified nurses and more experienced nurses who are unfamiliar in dealing with these devices.

Central venous access devices addresses patient assessment and education, relevant anatomy and physiology, appropriate device selection, and guidelines on insertion, follow–up care and management of CVADs. Each category of CVAD – including peripherally inserted central catheters, non tunnelled central venous catheters, skin tunnelled catheters and implanted ports – is explored in turn. Concluding chapters explore hazards of insertion, prevention and management of complications, and patient perspectives on living with a CVAD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #673201 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Review
′This book is an up to date invaluable resource for all practitioners who are involved in the management of central venous access devices [CVADs]. The information is evidenced based and follows a logical and simple to follow format.′

British Journal of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing

′I work in an area where we have patients with CVADs on an almost daily basis and I will be recommending this book to my staff. It is also small in size and so can be easily carried around and referred to.′

British Journal of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing

British Journal of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing
I work in an area where we have patients with CVADs...and I will be recommending this book to my staff.'

From the Publisher
* Contains evidence-based guidelines for care and management of CVADs
* In the Essential clinical skills for nurses series
* Examines pros and cons of CVADs and selection of the most appropriate device
* Assumes no prior knowledge
* Explores patient assessment, risk assessment and prevention and management of complications
* Enables staff to develop the essential clinical skills needed to care for patients with CVADs
* Includes learning objectives and scenarios

Customer Reviews

Central Venous Access- Everyting you need to know
`This is a handy pocket sized book, compact but packed with information. Easy to read with clear photos and commentary, also very well referenced.The price should be affordable to nurses too'

an excellent resource
this book has comprehensive coverage of the subject area and is highly recommended as a comprehensive resource.

Excellent for purchase.

Central venous access devices
This book is an up to date invaluable resource for all practitioners who are involved in the management of central venous access devices [CVADs]. The information is evidenced based and follows a logical and simple to follow format.

The first chapter is the most informative, simply entitled Introduction it examines the misconceptions involved in CVADs and makes the reader see that classification of these devices is simple when viewed from a logical perspective. All statements are supported by up to date evidence, and the reader completes the chapter really feeling they have learnt something and have not been muddled by jargon.

The subsequent chapters add depth to the introduction by looking at peripherally inserted central catheters [PICCs]; non-tunnelled short-term central venous catheters; skin-tunnelled catheters; implanted ports; management of CVADs; hazards of insertion and managing complications.

However it is the final chapter which caught my eye and I enjoyed the most. Entitled 'Patient Perspective' it examines what I think gets missed, how the patient feels about having a CVAD. It discusses issues such as body image and what having a CVAD means to the patient. It states what we would assume is the obvious, but it is often the obvious that gets ignored.

I work in an area where we have patients with CVADs on an almost daily basis and I will be recommending this book to my staff, added to this as with the previous book it is small in size and so can be easily carried around and referred to.