PIV445 Assessment of PIV Site and Function

Make PIV Assessment an Active Care Decision

Strengthen the way you evaluate a peripheral catheter after placement. This course examines the site and device together, connecting observations with decisions about continued use.

Explore assessment tools such as I DECIDED alongside dressing adherence, flushing-related function, and infusion appropriateness. The course helps clinicians think through when a device needs further attention or discontinuation.

What You Will Learn

• Post-insertion site assessment
• Dressing adherence and catheter function
• Infusion appropriateness
• Assessment tools and indicators for discontinuing use

Who Should Attend

Nurses providing ongoing PIV care and educators reinforcing assessment-based decisions.