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Intravenous Vascular Access Learning & Research

Reviewed:

Dec 11, 2023 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 5.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:

The subject matter is care for patients with a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD). Multimedia learning resources focusing on intravenous vascular insertions, maintenance, and removal. The learning resource contains CVAD learning and research videos. The multimedia learning resource home page contains an array of information with links directed to videos. The videos have narration and are anywhere from six minutes to an hour long. A few links provide references, charts, tables, or text information. The site is free, user-friendly, self-paced modules, videos with closed-caption accessibility, and a collection of CVAD information.

Type of Material:

Learning Object Repository

Recommended Uses:

This resource can be used as: 

  • Professional development: self-paced
  • Teaching tool for medicine and nursing
  • Homework for Nursing advancing their practice area
  • Classroom (F-2-F or Online)
  • Review for nursing staff on units

 

Technical Requirements:

 

  • Internet Access
  • Able to access the material through Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge.
Identify Major Learning Goals:

There are several topics within the Multimedia Learning Resource, each with its own purpose. The site reinforces the importance of professional development in the area of wounds and CVAD, and the overall goal is to provide the best possible care to patients, uphold best practices and advance knowledge in the area of wounds and CVAD access, care and maintenance.

After completion of the learning activities, the learner will:

  • Describe CVAD maintenance for infection prevention.
  • Demonstrate aseptic practice for CVAD infection prevention.
  • Identify different types of CVADs.
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each CVAD.
Target Student Population:

 

  • Upper-Level College and Graduate School
  • Nursing Program students (Fundamental to Critical Care)
  • Healthcare Program Students (PA, NP, MD, RN, LPN, etc.)
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

  • Knowledge and skills of sterile technique
  • Basic computer skills
  • Enrollment in a medical/healthcare program with hospital rotation

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Valuable informative and based on best practice guidelines.
  • Effective demonstration with a number of links and modules that can be completed based on interest or need. 
  • Very thorough in covering all aspects of CVAD and IV insertion, maintenance, removal and infection prevention. 
  • Access to learning modules ending with user documenting reflection
  • Supplements healthcare personnel CVAD skills
  • Throughout the site (written and in videos) is the reinforcement to follow local institutional policy and procedures. 

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

  • User friendly
  • Most videos are under 20 minutes
  • Ease of implementation for lecture supplement
  • Independent student assignment or resource
  • Detailed “live” video demonstrating CVAD maintenance

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Easy to navigate and user friendly
  • One “click” on links to access videos
  • Easily view videos and get back to the main page
  • Presentation with “live” healthcare individuals
Other Issues and Comments:

  • Not all content is within the 5–10-year time frame, although the site is mostly UK (I believe).
  • The prerequisite does not identify if a video is specific to student or physician learning or information.
  • Only the modules have learning objectives.
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