PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

CVAD Complications: Prevention and Management

A clinical tutorial on identifying CVAD complications, maintaining device patency, applying infection prevention protocols, and managing skin-based complications.
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  • 1 hour 7 minutes
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This course builds on the foundational knowledge from the Ausmed course "Central Venous Access Devices," offering a deeper exploration of common CVAD complications and the best-practice nursing interventions for their prevention and management.
Reviewed by SURGhub, November 2024

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Perioperative Care
  • Subspecialty: Basic Surgery, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, Vascular, Basic Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Perioperative Nursing, Preoperative Nursing, Intraoperative Nursing, Postoperative Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Equipment Handling & Processing
  • Target audience:Nurses, critical care doctors, surgical and anaesthesia trainees, and other healthcare professionals looking to deepen their knowledge of complications that commonly occur with CVADs.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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This course is provided by:

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Learning objectives

  • Identify and describe the common complications associated with central venous access devices (CVADs).
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the strategies and functions of using best-practice assessments in maintaining CVAD patency.
  • Understand the principles of infection prevention and control and apply evidence-based practices for the prevention and management of CVAD-associated infections.
  • Recognise best-practice assessment and management of common skin complications related to CVADs.
  • Apply appropriate teaching strategies to address individual patient needs, and promote patient adherence and active participation in the management of their CVAD.

Course structure 

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Content Author

Dr. Nicole Gavin

Dr. Nicole Gavin is an experienced haematology and bone marrow transplant nurse and a nurse research at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Her main research interest is infection in patients diagnosed with cancer. Infection is the leading cause of death for people with cancer despite advances in treatment and supportive care leading to long-term survival. Nicole’s PhD investigates how microorganisms grow in intravenous solutions in central venous access devices.
Dr Nicole Gavin

Dr. Nicole Gavin

Haematology Nurse and Researcher
Nurse Researcher at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

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