The recent study by
Goossens et al., 2012
concluded that, “By means of an Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) team, malfunctions
can be effectively managed, giving staff nurses more time but less stress in their
daily care for patients with TIVADs [totally implantable venous access devices]”.
However, that conclusion is not supported by their study because there was not a control
group and no data was provided that had any bearing on whether the malfunctions were
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- Management of functional complications of totally implantable venous access devices by an advanced practice nursing team: 5 years of clinical experience.European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2012; 16: 465-471
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Published online: August 13, 2012
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- Management of venous access devices by Advanced Practice Nursing teams: More research neededEuropean Journal of Oncology NursingVol. 16Issue 5
- PreviewWe thank Hance, SN and Glenn, L.L for their interest in the management of venous access devices by Advanced Practice Teams in general, and in our study entitled “Management of functional complications of totally implantable venous access devices by an advanced practice nursing team: 5 years of clinical experience” (Goossens et al., 2012) in particular. As we have indicated in the abstract and introduction of our article, the aim of the study was to describe the number, type and distribution of requests addressed to an Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) team for malfunction problems of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs); and to describe the malfunction management by the type and number of additional investigations and treatment modalities, such as thrombolytics and other treatments (Goossens et al., 2012).
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