Why use an online line insertion procedure note?
There are two goals behind providing this procedure note. First, we wanted to provide a quick way to document a line insertion completely and legibly, in order to improve our overall documentation in the hospital, and to assist anyone who is trying to insert a similar line in the same patient in the future. Plus, after you use the form a couple of times, it is actually quicker than writing out a note by hand. The other reason this form was created is to assist in data collection regarding line insertion in our hospital. There are several efforts being undertaken to reduce line associated infections and complications, but before we know what can be addressed, we need to know how, where, and by whom lines are being inserted in our hospital. By using this form, your responses are collected automatically (and anonymously) and incorporated into a database that will help us to address quality improvement efforts appropriately. In the end, you are helping to improve patient safety in our hosp
