Are other hospitals with IV teams benchmarking their successful IV starts and what is the average % on success rate. Our target is 87%, wondering what other hospitals' target is.
We have been keeping a log on successful IV starts/restarts for around 30 months with an average of 96% but have been unable to find any other facility to benchmark against. This is without ultrasound. There are only three members on our team. We will be anxious to hear other reply.
This is great information. I would love to see this data for infusion nurses compared to other nursing specialties like med-surg and critical care and oncology and ER. This list gets longer as I type! This type of data is what is desparately needed to support the need for infusion nurses. Thanks for sharing. Lynn
Marianne,
We have been keeping a log on successful IV starts/restarts for around 30 months with an average of 96% but have been unable to find any other facility to benchmark against. This is without ultrasound. There are only three members on our team. We will be anxious to hear other reply.
Susan Lux, RN
IV Therapy
Aultman Hospital
Canton, OH
This is great information. I would love to see this data for infusion nurses compared to other nursing specialties like med-surg and critical care and oncology and ER. This list gets longer as I type! This type of data is what is desparately needed to support the need for infusion nurses. Thanks for sharing. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861