Wow, Catherine! The poster looks great! Some areas were very hard to read due to the font size, but the flow and graphics were nice to showed important information. If this was live poster it would attract some attention. As I mentioned to Brandi, I had the same problem with the font issue and what to include and not include and still make it readable and flow. I would have definitely added more graphics and color if it was live and larger in size:). Great job!
Thank you,
I have been enlarging each poster so I am able to read it more easily. I look at the overall cohesiveness and enlarge them and look at each individual section.
This is the first poster I have ever done, it took some juggling to get everything to “fit”. It was fun and stressful at the same time. Hopefully when I need to do another poster it will be easier to set it up.
It would be cool to see all the posters full size.
Thank you again
First of all, good job Catherine, very impressed! I reviewed one of you resources, (Ray-Barruel, 2014) and its interesting that it is recommended to utilize appropriate measurement tools in clinical practice, yet there isn’t an existing scale that has undergone rigorous testing as there are many implications because of the lack of evidence in this area. I wonder why more research hasn’t been performed? Is the reason that the scales studied were unhelpful is because of the disparities found among the assessment scales reviewed?
The tools used today are not validated. With global guidelines and the demand for cost containment the questions of nursing processes are being asked. It is amazing that this daily activity worldwide has never been researched. More research is being done and is recommended by all the authors of the studies reviewed. With 71 phlebitis scales available it is obvious that nurse question how to access IV sites.
A standardized scale would provide evidence-based research to guide IV site phlebitis assessment and provide guidelines for policy and procedures. The phlebitis scales are used to document the correlation of signs and symptoms of phlebitis with the various scales for accuracy. Each scale has been modified so much thought the years they have a large variance on results with none being recommended.
With 71 phebitis scales out there for a very common procedure, it is challenging to adopt a systemic assessment approach as a nurse. For example, travel nurses who work in different hospitals would have to adjust the assessment/evaluation criteria adopted by each facility. Your presentation poster is great with good information.
During the cholera outbreak in 1832.“Dr. Thomas Latta, a fellow British physician… performed the first therapeutic intravenous resuscitation in May of 1832 with infusions of a homemade solution, a watery hypotonic mix of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate”. (Kreston, 2016).
I attempted a quick search on the history of IV phlebitis scales with no result. Everything that comes up states there are 71 scales, and none have been validated for accuracy. Nursing has been assessing IV site for many years, apparently since 1832. With changes occurring regularly to improve standards it is easy to see how scales have been altered through the years.
Wow, Catherine! The poster looks great! Some areas were very hard to read due to the font size, but the flow and graphics were nice to showed important information. If this was live poster it would attract some attention. As I mentioned to Brandi, I had the same problem with the font issue and what to include and not include and still make it readable and flow. I would have definitely added more graphics and color if it was live and larger in size:). Great job!
Thank you,
I have been enlarging each poster so I am able to read it more easily. I look at the overall cohesiveness and enlarge them and look at each individual section.
This is the first poster I have ever done, it took some juggling to get everything to “fit”. It was fun and stressful at the same time. Hopefully when I need to do another poster it will be easier to set it up.
It would be cool to see all the posters full size.
Thank you again
First of all, good job Catherine, very impressed! I reviewed one of you resources, (Ray-Barruel, 2014) and its interesting that it is recommended to utilize appropriate measurement tools in clinical practice, yet there isn’t an existing scale that has undergone rigorous testing as there are many implications because of the lack of evidence in this area. I wonder why more research hasn’t been performed? Is the reason that the scales studied were unhelpful is because of the disparities found among the assessment scales reviewed?
The tools used today are not validated. With global guidelines and the demand for cost containment the questions of nursing processes are being asked. It is amazing that this daily activity worldwide has never been researched. More research is being done and is recommended by all the authors of the studies reviewed. With 71 phlebitis scales available it is obvious that nurse question how to access IV sites.
A standardized scale would provide evidence-based research to guide IV site phlebitis assessment and provide guidelines for policy and procedures. The phlebitis scales are used to document the correlation of signs and symptoms of phlebitis with the various scales for accuracy. Each scale has been modified so much thought the years they have a large variance on results with none being recommended.
With 71 phebitis scales out there for a very common procedure, it is challenging to adopt a systemic assessment approach as a nurse. For example, travel nurses who work in different hospitals would have to adjust the assessment/evaluation criteria adopted by each facility. Your presentation poster is great with good information.
During the cholera outbreak in 1832.“Dr. Thomas Latta, a fellow British physician… performed the first therapeutic intravenous resuscitation in May of 1832 with infusions of a homemade solution, a watery hypotonic mix of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate”. (Kreston, 2016).
I attempted a quick search on the history of IV phlebitis scales with no result. Everything that comes up states there are 71 scales, and none have been validated for accuracy. Nursing has been assessing IV site for many years, apparently since 1832. With changes occurring regularly to improve standards it is easy to see how scales have been altered through the years.
Reference:
Kreston, R. (2016). The origins of intravenous fluids. Science for the Curious Discover. Retrieved from: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2016/05/31/intravenous-fluids-cholera/#.W1os_MInaM8