#467: Groin Management After Femoral Access

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Groin management is nurse-lingo for the care required after femoral artery or vein access, such as following a cardiac catheterization or interventional radiology procedure. In this episode, we focus specifically on nursing care after the sheath has been removed and hemostasis has been achieved. Using the LATTE framework, we walk through: What a normal groin-site should look like post-procedure Methods utilized to achieve hemostasis Priority nursing assessments and red flags Tests and imaging you may see ordered if complications arise Key treatments, including SafeGuard management and bedrest precautions Patient and family education to reduce bleeding risk If you’re working or precepting in PACU, IR recovery, telemetry, step-down, or the ICU, then this episode is a must-listen! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references Episode 274 - Review vascular assessments. FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats including podquizzes, case studies and drills that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! LATTE Method Template - Download the free LATTE Method Template so you can streamline how you study and focus on what a nurse needs to know. All Straight A Nursing Resources - Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including more FREE resources and online courses to help you succeed throughout nursing school! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:00.3	Today we are diving into groin management.
2:04.4	So growing management is kind of nurse lingo, medical lingo for the care involved after a
2:10.4	patient has had their femoral artery or the femoral vein accessed.
2:16.6	This could be with a cardiac catheterization procedure or
2:20.5	interventional radiology procedure. So what we're going to be focusing on is the nursing
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