Patients receiving an appropriate vascular access device (VAD) prefer one successful procedural attempt. Clinicians inserting these devices also desire this concept known as first time insertion success (FTIS). FTIS can minimize anatomical venous damage and reduce intra and post procedural complications. Initiating strategies to improve FTIS can have an impact on value-based healthcare provision and contribute to positive patient experiences. Clinicians performing VAD procedures with greater procedural volume, experience and specialist training are associated with increased FTIS. With multidisciplinary colleagues, infusion nurses contribute to clinical procedural success and better patient outcomes. Additionally, they act as specialist knowledge brokers translating new educational approaches to improve and maintain FTIS. This presentation will highlight risk factors and phenomenon that compromise first attempt VAD success while proposing strategies to improve vascular access first time insertion success.

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

1. Understand what is meant by the term first attempt success.
2. Identify the key components of first attempt success process.
3. Describe the quality of evidence for first attempt success.
4. Identify how a first attempt process can occur.
5. Describe educational strategies to promote first attempt success concept.

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

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

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: June 30, 2024

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.