Tunneled, Vascath, IJ, PIV Lines – One Call Does it All – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 50
Tunneled, Vascath, IJ, PIV Lines – One Call Does it All describes a case where an Internal Jugular Central Line and shortly thereafter, a Temporary Dialysis Catheter (Vascath) for hemodialysis were ordered for an LTACH patient who also needed a Tunneled Central Line...
On-Call Expertise Prevents Unnecessary PICC Removal – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 46
On-Call Expertise Prevents Unnecessary PICC Removal highlights a case where Vascular Wellness properly placed an ECG Tip confirmed PICC that the hospital mistakenly believed needed removal due to an X-ray reading. A Vascular Wellness on-call advanced clinician was...
Prescribed PICC Unnecessary at SNF – Nurse Clinicians in Action – 40
Prescribed PICC Unnecessary at SNF involves a case at a SNF (ie, Skilled Nursing Facility) where a PICC was ordered to administer two weeks of IV antibiotics, however after reviewing the medical history and visually assessing the patient, the Vascular Wellness...
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Vascular Access Nurses
A Vascular Wellness Clinician is inspiring tomorrow’s vascular access nurses in an interactive session with students at Chapin Middle School.
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....
Clotted Fistula Patient Case
Today’s Vascular Wellness Voice features a Nurse Clinicians in Action Clotted Fistula Patient Case. In this clinical case, a patient’s fistula clotted in the middle of dialysis and required emergent temporary dialysis access. The patient was recovering...
CVC Line Training
Today’s Vascular Wellness Voice showcases the 1st course in our 4 course Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Line Training series. Vascular Access Training and Education courses are provided by our VA-BC practicing Vascular Access nurse clinicians. Through our course...