Central Line Management and Best Practices: An Update for CVCs and PICCs

Available On Demand until 5/6/2028

Nursing Contact Hours

Participants can earn _2.5___ contact hours.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Requirements for Successful Completion of this Educational Activity

To obtain a CE certificate for this activity, the learner must complete the following criteria:

• Complete 100% of the course
• Complete and submit the course evaluation (including name and valid email) by 5/6/2028

Participants who successfully complete the above requirements will receive a CE certificate at the end of the course.

Financial Relationship Disclosures

None of the planners or presenters of this activity have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe different types of securement for central lines. 
• Identify complications and potential problems of indwelling CVC and PICC lines. 
• Describe central line management best practices for infection prevention, lumen patency, and avoiding dislodgement.
• Describe signs and risks of catheter malposition. 
• Identify three nursing interventions to prevent complications when removing a central line
• Identify three nursing interventions to maintain catheter patency
• Indicate signs of thrombosis and phlebitis and two potential nursing interventions.
• Articulate a dressing change update to your current practice.  
• Describe how to prevent and manage CA-SI