How Do You Place Central Venous Catheters?
According to the National Cancer Institute, a central venous catheter (CVC) is a tube placed into a large blood vessel like your subclavian vein in your neck or your femoral vein in your groin. This tube has an important job description: It administers life-saving medications and vital fluids to an extremely sick patient. Emergency room physicians are proficient in inserting a CVC in times of medical crisis and nurses care for the CVC post-placement to prevent a dangerous bacterial infection. A professional must follow specific steps on how to place central venous catheters. Place your mask tightly across your face and tie the strings toward the back of your head. Open the sterile gown package and be careful not to touch the gown as this can contaminate it. Drop the gown onto a sterile surface while holding the outside of the package. Open the package of gloves by peeling back on the packet and drop the gloves onto the sterile surface. Go to the patient and use a permanent marker to ma
