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Skills Checklist: Central Line Dressing Change
NURS 3215
Student Name ____________________________________ Date ______________________
STEPS S NI COMMENTS
Procedure preparation and Communication
Verify Order
Client record and need for procedure
Identify, Gather, and Prepare Equipment and
Supplies
Central Line Dressing Change
(central line dressing kit, extra sterile gloves)
Apply Principles of Aseptic Practice
Perform hand hygiene when beginning interaction
with the client
Communicate Effectively
• Privacy
• Identify client identification*
• Verify client allergies*
• Client teaching
Procedure Steps
Central Line Dressing Change
• Place supplies at bedside
• Perform hand hygiene and don clean glove*
• Raise bed to comfortable working height
• Place client in supine position
• Set up trash receptacle in an accessible location
• Remove client’s gown and any linens near the
central line
• Open central line dressing kit utilizing principles
of sterile technique*
• Don mask; if available, place mask on client; if no
mask available, turn the client’s head away from
insertion site
• Remove dressing and examine site
• Remove gloves over contaminated dressing and
discard appropriately
• Perform hand hygiene*
• Don sterile gloves*
• Cleanse around insertion site and surrounding area
with ChloraPrep protocol*
• Allow area to dry
• Apply BioPatch Antimicrobial dressing per
hospital policy* (if available)
• Apply sterile dressing to cover the insertion site,
sutures, and hub
• Remove gloves and, if necessary, mask from client
• Label dressing with time, date, and initials
• Secure IV tubing
• Replace client’s gown and linens
• Assist client into comfortable position
Adapted from ATI Skills 3.0 Checklists: Assessment Technologies Institute. (2020).
Sh/rc:12/2020
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Skills Checklist: Central Line Dressing Change
NURS 3215
Student Name ____________________________________ Date ______________________
STEPS S NI COMMENTS
Procedure preparation and Communication
Verify Order
Client record and need for procedure
Identify, Gather, and Prepare Equipment and
Supplies
Central Line Dressing Change
(central line dressing kit, extra sterile gloves)
Apply Principles of Aseptic Practice
Perform hand hygiene when beginning interaction
with the client
Communicate Effectively
• Privacy
• Identify client identification*
• Verify client allergies*
• Client teaching
Procedure Steps
Central Line Dressing Change
• Place supplies at bedside
• Perform hand hygiene and don clean glove*
• Raise bed to comfortable working height
• Place client in supine position
• Set up trash receptacle in an accessible location
• Remove client’s gown and any linens near the
central line
• Open central line dressing kit utilizing principles
of sterile technique*
• Don mask; if available, place mask on client; if no
mask available, turn the client’s head away from
insertion site
• Remove dressing and examine site
• Remove gloves over contaminated dressing and
discard appropriately
• Perform hand hygiene*
• Don sterile gloves*
• Cleanse around insertion site and surrounding area
with ChloraPrep protocol*
• Allow area to dry
• Apply BioPatch Antimicrobial dressing per
hospital policy* (if available)
• Apply sterile dressing to cover the insertion site,
sutures, and hub
• Remove gloves and, if necessary, mask from client
• Label dressing with time, date, and initials
• Secure IV tubing
• Replace client’s gown and linens
• Assist client into comfortable position
Adapted from ATI Skills 3.0 Checklists: Assessment Technologies Institute. (2020).
Sh/rc:12/2020
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