[Assessment and choice of the device for vascular access].

The accurate vascular monitoring by nurses both at the beginning and during infusion treatment, in addition to the selection of the best device for each patient, can increase patient satisfaction, reduce complications, preserve peripheral veins, reduce or eliminate time used to find unlikely vein access, reduce hospital stay length and reduce the costs associated with infusion treatment. Aims of study are to ascertain the presence of a procedure for choosing the most suitable venous device for each patient, to identify nurses' criteria to make a vascular assessment, and to describe when nurses make a vascular assessment. A descriptive study with convenience sample of 290 nurses.