Pediatric Patient with Trisomy 18 describes how a young pediatric patient with Trisomy 18 (a rare genetic disorder) needed vascular access for antibiotics and due to painful, multiple failed attempts, she developed procedure-induced anxiety. Pediatric Patient with...
Fracture and Extravasation Complicates Vascular Access involves a case where a patient’s need for vascular access for a blood transfusion was complicated by a fracture and a Vancomycin extravasation, which the facility thought was a tape allergy, and multiple failed...
PICU Patient Needs Additional Vascular Access describes how a Vascular Wellness clinician, who was called to assist with vascular access and shortly after departure was recalled to the PICU for an emergent situation regarding the same patient whose condition had...
Today’s Wellness Wednesday newsletter highlights our Basic and Advanced IV Insertion Courses. Participants are trained how to properly and confidently complete a successful intravenous catheter insertion or, as in the Advanced course, how to refine intravenous...
Vascular Wellness believes that placing the vascular access device at the bedside is best, regardless of the setting. Given that, while hospitalization or other healthcare facilities may be necessary for many situations, Vascular Wellness recognizes that home therapy...
Continuing with our Nurse Clinicians in Action stories, this week offers Failed PIV & SVC Syndrome Patient Cases. One story tells how emergency personnel, without the use and accuracy of the US, were continually sticking the patient hoping to find the vein. The...
Monoclonal Antibodies infusion Program for Covid patients is one of the more effective treatment options provided it is given timely and as prescribed. Vascular Access nurses are pivotal to creating safe and timely IV Access to help ensure that the intravenous (IV)...
Patient with 14 Failed Peripheral IV Sticks and no vascular access and how the Vascular Access clinician was able to calm the patient down and achieve Peripheral IV (PIV) access is the focus of this Nurse Clinicians in Action. Patient with 14 Failed Peripheral IV...
