Icons and abbreviations
This learning tool has been developed jointly by the REDCO-CVC group and the multimedia service of the University of Geneva Hospitals in 2011.This summary offers an overview of the central venous catheter care techniques used at the University of Geneva Hospitals.
Quick summary of the icons and abbreviations used: :
Wearing a mask | Wearing safety glasses | Wearing gloves | Hand hygiene | Antisepsis repeated 3 times from the centre to the periphery |
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Abbreviations
- CVC : Central Venous Catheter
- EPC : Electronic Patient Cart
- HN : head of Nursing
- HH : Hand Hygiene
- CVP : Central Venous Pressure