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Nurses working within both acute and primary care settings are required to care for and maintain central venous access devices (CVADs). To support these nurses in practice, a higher education institution and local health board developed and delivered CVAD workshops” Hainey et al (2017).

Abstract:

Nurses working within both acute and primary care settings are required to care for and maintain central venous access devices (CVADs). To support these nurses in practice, a higher education institution and local health board developed and delivered CVAD workshops, which were supported by a workbook and competency portfolio. Following positive evaluation of the workshops, an electronic learning (e-learning) package was also introduced to further support this clinical skill in practice. To ascertain whether this blended learning approach to teaching CVAD care and maintenance prepared nurses for practice, the learning package was evaluated through the use of electronic questionnaires. Results highlighted that the introduction of the e-learning package supported nurses’ practice, and increased their confidence around correct clinical procedures.

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Reference:

Hainey, K., Kelly, L.J. and Green, A. (2017) A blended learning approach to teaching CVAD care and maintenance. British Journal of Nursing. 26(2), p. S4–S12

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.2.S4

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