GradStart Nurses' Survival Guide

The NSQHS Blood Management Standard aims to improve outcomes for patients by identifying risks and using strategies that optimise and conserve a patient's own blood, as well as ensuring that any blood and blood products that patients receive are safe and appropriate.

Central venous access devices (CVADs) are catheters inserted into peripheral veins or central veins in the chest, neck or groin, which travel through the venous system so the distal tip is positioned in the lower third of the superior vena cava, cavoatrial junction, or the upper right atrium. This link takes you to information on CVADs including key clinical practice and procedures

The Association for Safe Aseptic Practice provides this site to support practitioners, healthcare organisations, industry and patients in the education and clinical practice of ANTT®, the world’s most commonly used aseptic technique. Here, you can find out more about ANTT as a fast developing global standard for safe aseptic technique, what it is, how it works, how you can implement it in your organisation, what help we provide, how to protect ANTT for the benefit of patients….and more.

Use StaffID to access UpToDate via CIAP. This article covers device and site selection, technique, use of ultrasound and placement.

The Lippincott Procedures include a number of procedures relevant to administration of blood and blood products e.g. Central venous access catheter removal, AU

The National Blood Authority is committed to supporting health service organisations to meet the requirements of the Blood Management Standard by identifying and / or developing resources.