Accessing a Port
In this video, Pamela Dockx demonstrates how to access a patient's port.
Learning Objectives
Describe the purpose of a portacath device
Identify equipment used to access a portacath
Explain the procedural steps required for accessing a portacath device
Describe how to confirm portacath placement
Explain how to provide post-access care for patients with portacath devices
Author(s)
Pamela Dockx, RN, BSN, CPON
Staff Nurse III in the Hematology/Oncology program | Boston Children's Hospital
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Dockx P, DelSignore L, Wolbrink TA. Accessing a port. 3/2017. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2769/accessing-a-port.