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  • The nuclear medicine community claims adherence to best practices for venous access and radiopharmaceutical administration.
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Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the adherence of nuclear medicine technologists to venous access best practices.
  • To identify areas for improvement in radiopharmaceutical administration techniques.

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  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of clinical observations, quality improvement projects, hospital surveys, and procedural data.
  • Comparison of current practices against established pharmaceutical administration standards.

Main Results:

  • Technologists frequently use smaller gauge catheters and place IVs in flexion areas, increasing extravasation risk.
  • Lack of formalized protocols, training, and essential skills for safe IV device management was observed.
  • Analysis of 29,343 procedures corroborated findings on suboptimal IV access practices.

Conclusions:

  • Many nuclear medicine technologists do not consistently follow venous access best practices due to inadequate training and protocols.
  • Recommendations include updating technical standards, providing advanced training and tools, and implementing competency assessments and feedback mechanisms.