Episode 162: What Nurses Need to Know About Central Lines and Ports

<p>ONS member MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, FAAN, clinical program director for oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, MD, and member of the Greater Baltimore and Mid-Chesapeake Bay ONS chapters, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections and other best practices for central lines and ports. Olsen presented on the topic during the inaugural ONS Bridge™ conference in September 2020; an <em>ONS Voice</em> article summarizing that session is linked in the episode. She also studied the use of heparin versus saline flushes for her DNP project.</p> <p>Music Credit: "<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>" by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 1.0 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by July 2, 2023. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <p>Check out these resources from today’s episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP420"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/conferences/use-evidence-based-strategies-for-managing-central-venous-catheters"> <em>ONS Voice</em> article based on Olsen’s ONS Bridge presentation: Use Evidence-Based Strategies for Managing Central Venous Catheters</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/conferences/action-plan-may-reduce-clabsis-in-hospitalized-patients-with-cancer"> <em>ONS Voice</em> article: Action Plan May Reduce CLABSIs in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.o