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Same Day Tunneled Permcath at the Bedside – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 53

Same Day Tunneled Permcath at the Bedside highlights a case where a patient with several medical conditions had accidentally removed his temporary dialysis catheter and the facility ordered a replacement Permcath, as the patient now needed long-term dialysis. Same Day...

Newborn Urgently Needs IV Access – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 52

Newborn Urgently Needs IV Access describes how a newborn who was just hours old was having difficulty breathing and needed IV access for fluids. Newborn Urgently Needs IV Access – Clinical Case This case took place in a hospital where a baby was just born a few hours...

Possible DVT Leads to Downgraded IJ – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 48

Possible DVT Leads to Downgraded IJ describes a case where a hospital patient with difficult IV access and a medical history of renal failure requiring hemodialysis, was experiencing a gastrointestinal bleed and needed multiple blood transfusions. The patient’s...

Ultrasound Guidance Insufficient for DIVA Patient – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 45

Ultrasound Guidance Insufficient for DIVA Patient describes a case where Emergency Department nurses and physicians tried multiple times using ultrasound guidance to achieve vascular access in a sick patient but were unsuccessful primarily due to the patient’s...

Complex Patient Needs Numerous IV Medications

This month’s Wellness Wednesday, Complex Patient Needs Numerous IV Medications, describes a case where a facility ordered a vascular access consult for Vascular Wellness to determine which central line was best for a DIVA patient with several serious conditions,...

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...

Hospital at Home – Difficult IV Access

Today’s Nurse Clinicians in Action story highlights a Hospital at Home – Difficult IV Access patient who needed vascular access for labs, but their depleted veins resulted in difficult vascular access and nearly a dozen painful and unsuccessful attempts....

Crouzon Syndrome Pediatric Patient Case

Today’s Wellness Wednesday | Vascular Wellness Voice is a Crouzon Syndrome Pediatric Patient Case about a six-year-old DIVA patient with Crouzon syndrome who was facing another round of surgeries in this Vascular Wellness clinical case story. Due to her previous...

Pediatric Patient with Crouzon Syndrome – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 16

Pediatric Patient with Crouzon Syndrome describes how a Vascular Wellness nurse clinician provided compassionate, holistic care to a fearful pediatric DIVA (Difficult Intravenous Access) patient with Crouzon syndrome and helped the patient overcome procedure-induced...