I-DECIDED® device assessment and decision tool

I-DECIDED^® is the first comprehensive, evidence-based, valid and reliable invasive device assessment and decision tool.

Derived from evidence-based guidelines, this simple checklist promotes comprehensive device assessment and management, and prompts timely removal of temporary invasive devices.

The tool has been tested for peripheral intravenous catheters in English in 3 Australian hospitals. It has also been tested in pediatric PIVCs in a Brazilian hospital.

The tool has been modified to prompt assessment and decision making for other invasive devices.

To learn more, watch the video or read the journal article or listen to the podcast.

To access the Invasive Device Assessment form, click here.

To obtain lanyard cards for your hospital, download the relevant link below and send the pdf to your local print shop.

The tool has been translated into numerous languages. Click on the links in red below for free download:

For more information, please contact Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel g.ray-barruel@griffith.edu.au or g.raybarruel@uq.edu.au

Please note: I-DECIDED^® is a registered trademark of Griffith University. Each of the versions of the I-DECIDED tool on this website are © Griffith University and are licensed under a CC BY NC 4.0 International licence. This licence permits others to reuse, publish, and adapt the copyright work for non-commercial purposes only, provided they give the appropriate credit as outlined below and indicate if changes were made. A licence to use the tool for commercial purposes can be obtained by emailing: griffithenterprise@griffith.edu.au.

When using the I-DECIDED® tool under the CC BY NC 4.0 International licence, please reference as follows: The I-DECIDED® tool is © Griffith University 2020. It is licensed under a CC BY NC 4.0 International licence. I-DECIDED® is a registered trademark of Griffith University. This tool was created by Gillian Ray-Barruel.

Please note: As I-DECIDED^® is trademarked, the mnemonic I-DECIDED cannot be changed.

References

Ray-Barruel G, Silva TL, Rocha PK. Implementation of the I-DECIDED^® tool for PIVC assessment and decision making: discussion paper. Br J Nurs. 2025;34(2):S12-s20. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2025.0013 

Silva TL, Ray-Barruel G, Ullman A, Takashima M, Kusahara DM, de Souza S, et al. Impact of the I-DECIDED^® Tool to improve peripheral intravenous catheter care in paediatrics: Interrupted time-series study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2024. Sept 15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16458

Silva TL, Ray-Barruel G, Ullman A, Kuertan Rocha P. I-DECIDED^®-Brazil: Cross-cultural adaptation of an assessment and decision-making tool for peripheral intravenous catheter [I-DECIDED®-Brasil: Adaptación transcultural de una herramienta de evaluación y toma de decisiones para catéteres intravenosos periféricos}. Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem. 2024;33:e20230279. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2023-0279en 

Lovegrove J, Ray-Barruel G. The I-DECIDED^® device assessment and decision tool. QNMU InScope. 2024.  https://www.qnmu.org.au/Web/Media_and_Publications/News/News_items/2024/CPD_idecided_assessment_tool_220324

Ray-Barruel G, Chopra V, Fulbrook P, Lovegrove J, Mihala G, Wishart M, et al. The impact of a structured assessment and decision tool (I-DECIDED^®) on improving care of peripheral intravenous catheters: A multicentre, interrupted time-series study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2023 Sept 9:104604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104604 

Ray-Barruel G, Alexander M. CE: Evidence-Based Practice for Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Management. AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 2023 Jan 1;123(1):32-7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000905568.37179.01 

Ray-Barruel G. I-DECIDED^®-a decision tool for assessment and management of invasive devices in the hospital setting. Br J Nurs. 2022 Apr 21;31(8):S37-S43. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.8.S37

Ray-Barruel G, Cooke M, Chopra V, Mitchell M, Rickard CM. The I-DECIDED^® clinical decision-making tool for peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and safe removal: a clinimetric evaluation. BMJ Open. 2020; 10:e035239-e035239. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035239

Ray-Barruel G, Cooke M, Mitchell M, Chopra V, Rickard CM. Implementing the I-DECIDED clinical decision-making tool for peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and safe removal: protocol for an interrupted time-series study. BMJ Open. 2018;8(6):e021290. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021290