Patients receiving bone marrow transplants commonly present with a plan of care that requires a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement. A gap in best practices guidance for this specific patient type was identified.

When organizational standard of care policies vary based on the latest evidence, nurse-led research examines population-specific comparison data for organizational policy changes. In this session, we will explore a case study and outline the steps of how the research process enabled nurses in an inpatient bone marrow transplant unit to change PICC line locking practice guidance for oncology patients.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to: 

• Critique the steps in the research process
• Using the internal organizational research processes, analyze a nurse-led research study
• Discuss the strategies to engage key stakeholders in implementing an organizational practice change

CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.

Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: April 8, 2028

To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.

The Infusion Nurses Society is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14209. The certificate must be retained by the attendee for a period of 4 years.