Reliable vascular access is essential for any type of intravenous therapy. The movement of
many intravenous therapies to the home setting has placed a greater burden on home care
nurses to maintain reliable vascular access. In the past, when peripheral venous access
became unmanageable, a central venous device such as a tunneled silastic catheter or a
polyurethane subclavian line was placed. Peripherally inserted central venous catheters
now offer an alternative to this type of device. These devices, nicknamed long-arm or long …