Central Line Education Fair 02/21/2024

Pittsburgh, PA US
February 21, 2024

This course was designed to educate nurses on important areas of central line care in order to decrease patient's risk for infections and increase patient safety. 

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Identify need for alteplase usage and adhere to policy regarding volume to be administered
  • Identify an unocclusive dressing by demonstration of thorough assessment
  • Demonstrate appropriate flushing techniques and verbalize it's importance
  • Identify appropriate assessment of 3M tegaderm CHG dressing
  • Determine line patency and identify appropriate actions for troubleshooting if line is not patent
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/21/2024
Course expires: 
03/06/2024
Event starts: 
02/21/2024 - 5:00am EST
Event ends: 
02/21/2024 - 8:00pm EST
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour(s).

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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