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Medical device self-efficacy scale

"The 12-item scale is reliable and valid for assessing nursing students' perceived competencies with medical devices" Gürdap and Cengiz (2025).

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Reducing CLABSI rates through education and bundles

"Educational interventions and infection control bundles adherence effectively reduced CLABSI rates, emphasizing continuous training, surveillance and real-time feedback to sustain improvement and enhance patient's outcomes" Kumar et al (2025).

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Single and double lumen PICC comparison – Full Text

"Within bundled care context, single-lumen PICCs demonstrated advantages in reducing thrombosis risk, procedural efficiency, patient comfort, and satisfaction compared with double-lumen PICCs" Ye et al (2025).

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Radiation safety in interventional nephrology – Full Text

"This narrative review discusses the theoretical and practical principles of radiation management in fluoroscopy-guided procedures and is intended as a primer for trainees and nephrologists working in interventional settings" Yaxley (2025).

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Healthcare-associated infection point prevalence survey – Full Text

"A point prevalence survey performed in Canada in 2024 following the COVID-19 pandemic identified a stable prevalence of HAIs and AROs despite the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2. Concerning trends were observed including the increased prevalence of certain HAIs such as CLABSIs and VRIs highlighting the need for ongoing efforts in hospital infection prevention" Mitchell et al (2025).

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Checklists decrease CLABSI rates in ICU

"The purpose of this project was to develop and implement an evidence-based central line clinical protocol (paper checklist) to prevent CLABSIs in the ICU" Reynolds et al (2025).

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Umbilical line fixation and CLABSI rates

"This study highlights the feasibility of the non-adhesive suspension technique as a method to fix umbilical catheter with no associated skin injury and displacement" Vahnita et al (2025).

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Different PICC insertion techniques reviewed

"Catheterization methods for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) mainly include the traditional method, one-needle subcutaneous tunnel catheterization, and two-needle subcutaneous tunnel catheterization, all of which are widely used in clinical practice" Li et al (2025).

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