The Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard includes ten evidence-based quality statements to promote the skillful use of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) and to reduce complications including infections.
To minimise complications by ensuring that PIVCs are removed safely when they are no longer needed, when they malfunction or when complications develop. Replacement with a new device only occurs when IV therapy needs to continue.
To ensure that PIVCs are promptly removed when they are no longer needed.
This information sheet provides support to hospitals on how to analyse and use their SABSI surveillance data as part of a quality improvement approach.
This report provides an update on data submitted to CARAlert for the reporting period 1 September 2020 to 31 October 2020, and complements previous analyses of and updates on CARAlert data. The data update provides information to support prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, antimicrobial stewardship in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, safety incidents, urgent and emergency care, medication reviews, and more.
The purpose of this document is to provide practical guidance for managers and clinicians responsible for credentialing, and for determining and managing a clinician’s scope of clinical practice. This guide supports but does not replace or supersede state, territory or organisational policies, by-laws or rules on credentialing.
Delivering comprehensive care is delivered when conditions support the healthcare workforce to provide person-centred value-based care.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the new Understanding My Healthcare Rights resources to support the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights, clinical decision support systems and more.
Also covered are the latest issues of BMJ Quality & Safety, the Journal of Primary Health, the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy and Pediatric Quality & Safety, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE.