Today’s Vascular Wellness Voice features a patient case that describes how a pediatric DIVA patient with Trisomy 18 (a rare genetic disorder) needed vascular access for antibiotics. The unit nurses made several attempts to place a PIV but were unsuccessful, and the pediatric patient became very upset from the repeated painful attempts. At the request of the patient’s father, who understood that his daughter was a DIVA (Difficult IV Access) patient, the nurses called the Vascular Access Team – Vascular Wellness – for help.
Read this Vascular Access patient case in today’s Nurse Clinicians in Action story by clicking below.
Nurse Clinicians in Action Patient Case:
Pediatric DIVA Patient with Trisomy 18
Patients may have a condition called difficult intravenous access (DIVA) as a result of a number of factors, including age, weight, height, cancer, diabetes, drug abuse, vein visibility, and vein palpability. Regardless of the reason, it is always advisable to seek out the assistance of a Vascular Access expert to avoid the risk of multiple, painful needle sticks, which can lead to patient stress and anxiety as well as medical complications. Consulting Vascular Access Experts such as Vascular Wellness improves patient outcomes and overall quality of care, especially in DIVA patients.
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Vascular Access Education and Training by Vascular Wellness is a comprehensive and unique program that empowers nurses and advances healthcare. Our Vascular Access Education and Training courses are taught by practicing, Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) nurse clinician specialists and experts (not just educators) who regularly place vascular access devices in patients like the one in the patient case above, and train or precept nurses. This provides students with an exceptional educational experience.
The courses incorporate best practices, national guidelines, and practical experience across various healthcare settings. Participants receive didactic, simulation, and/or mannequin-based education and training in a classroom setting, and can incorporate live stick precepting and/or competency, as applicable. We also bring our training to you and customize it to your healthcare setting, equipment, and supplies. Hiring Vascular Wellness for your education and training needs is the smart and safe choice.
Empowering nurses through our unique education and training program is a significant component of our vision of Advancing Healthcare.
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▶︎ 98+% Success Rate
▶︎ 0% Infection Rate
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▶︎ Hands-On Client Clinical Training
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We are Vascular Access Specialists. We excel due to our:
- Culture of Patient Care and Client Service
- Clinical Focus on Vascular Access
- Devoted Team of W2 Employee Clinicians
- Placement of Standard and Advanced Lines
- Comprehensive Administrative Support
Vascular Wellness provides mobile, on-site, and on-call standard and advanced vascular access services at the bedside including clinical consultation, line placement, program management, training and education, and infection consulting and prevention.
We regularly work with patients and healthcare partners across diverse settings such as Hospitals, Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals, Hospital at Home programs, Skilled Nursing Facilities and CCRCs, Surgical & Outpatient Centers, Hospice, and At-Home. Vascular Wellness provides the highest quality and most innovative, effective, and timely vascular access services improving patient outcomes, reducing costs, and strengthening infection control.
We place the right line at the right time, the first time.
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NURSE CLINICIANS IN ACTION case summaries involve challenging situations or intriguing clinical presentations where Vascular Wellness was able to create clinically appropriate access promptly, minimize sticks, and place the right line at the right time, the first time.
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Vascular Wellness provides:
(1) Comprehensive vascular access services to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; and
(2) Customized vascular access services to Tennessee, Georgia, and West Virginia; and
(3) Support vascular access services to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky.
