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Add on devices, are you using them?
Connectors and Caps can play a key role in preventing complications with our vascular access devices. Caps can eliminate the compliance issue with scrubbing. Data states to “scrub” for 15 seconds before attaching your syringe. When you count this
VAD class at Blackhawk Technical College
A big thank you to the nursing students at Blackhawk Technical College. Today we discussed many topics related to Vascular Access Devices. With all the different types of catheters, connectors and caps in our facilities, it is very difficult
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Tagged evidenced based practice, midlines, neutral connectors, Nursing teams, patient outcomes, PICC lines, reduce crbsi's
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Can we change the connector?
Nurses who care for CVC’s (Central Venous Catheters) are always asking “how do I identify the connector?” This is a challenge for all of us. If you take care of the patient with the line placed in your facility, then
