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Vascular Access in Covid Patients

Vascular Access in Covid Patients

Vascular Access in Covid patients is critical.  While Vascular Access is virtually always an essential part of patient care, it takes an even more important role in Covid patients.  With Covid patients, after obtaining a secure airway, the next immediate need is...
Why Outsource Vascular Access

Why Outsource Vascular Access

Healthcare providers Outsource Vascular Access to high quality nurse clinicians because it makes clinical and financial sense in many situations, even when the healthcare provider (such as a hospital) has the option to hire in-house resources.  Vascular Access is a...
What does a Vascular Access Nurse do?

What does a Vascular Access Nurse do?

In general, a Vascular Access Nurse provides access to a patient’s circulatory system through the insertion of a small, thin tube called a catheter.  The degree of complexity of the catheter (aka, the Vascular Access Device (VAD)) in the body can range from IVs, Peripheral IVs (PIVs), and Midlines, contained in the arms, all the way to Central Venous Catheters (CVCs), including Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), Axillary lines, Internal Jugulars (IJs) and Femoral lines (Fems).

Why does Nuclear Medicine greatly depend on proper Vascular Access?

Why does Nuclear Medicine greatly depend on proper Vascular Access?

Proper vascular access is critical to nuclear medicine because the correct injection of a radiopharmaceutical enables safe, effective, and comprehensive imaging leading to proper patient care and management.  Incorrect injection that results in fluid leakage into the...
Pinch-Off Syndrome – Nurse Clinicians in Action-01

Pinch-Off Syndrome – Nurse Clinicians in Action-01

Pinch-Off Syndrome (ie, the compression and misalignment of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), into a “v” position) and how the Vascular Access clinician diagnosed and treated the problem is the focus of this Nurse Clinicians in Action....