Near-infrared Technology for Improved PIVC Placement: a Clinical Technology Implementation Model

Conclusion: Barriers to implementing Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in healthcare are numerous, resulting in lower quality of care delivery, risks to patient safety, and increased costs (Mazurek Melnyk et al, 2021). Inadequate resources, lack of leadership support, and lack of clinician education related to implementation science creates a barrier to EBP (Mathieson et al, 2019).

The Clinical Technology Implementation Model(CTIM) offers an effective instrument that is founded in change theory and implementation science and gives considerable attention to addressing change resistance. Simple removal of resistant individuals is not a realistic approach to dealing with change resistance. The CTIM offers a realistic approach to addressing resistance to EBP changes and technology adoption.

For PIVC placement, it is critical to use technologies, such as the AccuVein AV500, to enhance compliance with EBP and support better outcomes for patients. Vessel preservation is the goal for the 2024 INS standards of practice (Nickel et al, 2024) and adoption of AccuVein AV500 vein visualisation technology to enhance PIV assessment offers an innovative and practical intervention to achieve this goal.