Numerous IV Medications for Complex Patient – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 41
Numerous IV Medications for Complex Patient describes a case where a facility ordered a vascular access consult for a DIVA patient with End Stage Renal Disease who had several other serious conditions and needed vascular access for administration of numerous IV...
Infrared and Ultrasound for Vein Visualization
Use of Infrared and Ultrasound in Vein Visualization Infrared and Ultrasound in Vein Visualization refers to the use of the two most popular aides to help clinicians locate veins when placing intravenous (IV) lines or performing blood draws. Infrared devices provide...
Unnecessary PICC Prescribed – SNF Patient Case
This month’s Wellness Wednesday, Unnecessary PICC Prescribed – SNF Patient Case, highlights a case at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) where a PICC was ordered to administer two weeks of IV antibiotics, however after reviewing the medical history and visually...
How to Assess an IV
Intravenous (IV) lines are vascular access devices used to gain venous access to a patient, giving the health care team the ability to administer medications and fluids. There are many types of IV lines, with Peripheral IVs (PIVs) being the most common. Because there...
Building a Dialysis Program
Building a Dialysis Program highlights how Vascular Wellness has helped facilities build dialysis programs and provide vascaths and permcaths to serve their outlying or rural communities, and can quickly build…
Making Dialysis Treatment Accessible
March is National Kidney Month and Vascular Wellness is making dialysis treatment accessible for all. This month, and every month, we focus on enabling better and faster access to treatment options such as Dialysis Catheters for patients with Kidney Disease. Kidney...
Vascular Access for Sepsis Protocol – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 28
Vascular Access for Sepsis Protocol describes how a Skilled Nursing Facility resident with a fever of unknown origin was transported to the Emergency Department where she was put on the sepsis protocol for early diagnosis and treatment, and needed difficult-to-obtain...