Tag Archives: vascular access teams
Building a Cost Effective Team/Program for Vascular Access
When looking at building a sustainable Vascular Access Program/ Vascular Access Team we often get asked “where do we start”? There are 4 things needed to get you started: 1) Formal education, 2) The right gauge and length of catheters (PIV, Midline, PICC/CVC),
“Selecting the most appropriate vascular access device”
This article is a must read! Moureau, N. and Chopra, V. (2016) Indications for peripheral, midline and central catheters: summary of the MAGIC recommendations. British Journal of Nursing. 25(8), p.S15-24. Patients admitted to acute care frequently require intravenous access to
Hospitals set to lose $272 million to HAC penalties in FY2016
First introduced in FY2015, the hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program was created to incentivize short-term acute care hospitals to reduce the amount of HACs by penalizing those that fail to do so. HACs are reasonably preventable conditions that patients did
Health care workers’ knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of central venous catheter-related infection
Copied from the AJIC January, 1st, 2015 Sameer A. Alkubati, PhD, RN , Nadia T. Ahmed, PhD, RN , Osama N.E. Mohamed, PhD , Akram M. Fayed, PhD , Hayam I. Asfour, PhD, RN Published Online: November 20, 2014 Background Central
Intraosseous EZ-IO Access Seminar
Join CVC Health Care tonight at an event held by WISVAN, the Wisconsin chapter of the Association for Vascular Access. Visit Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar for refreshments and “Arrow Vascular: Right Line for the Right Patient at the Right
MinniVAN 2015 Spring Conference
Wanted to extend the opportunity to all Vascular Access Nurses: Registration for Navigating the Changing Healthcare Environment, MinniVan‘s twelfth annual spring conference, is now open until April 13. Five health care professionals will offer their expertise in lectures on April 23.
VA Iron Mountain expands Vascular Access Program
The nurses at the VA Hospital in Iron Mountain MI, held two days of vascular access education. The hospital currently has 4 nurses who place PICC lines. Adding another nurse will allow the team to be available to “insert
“Educating the Entire Team”
Thank you MinniVAN for the opportunity to speak on a topic that is key to creating successful vascular access programs. “Educating the Entire Team” Download the ppt presentation below: minnivan
New PICC Team at Fort HealthCare
Say congratulations to Fort HealthCare’s new PICC insertion team! The team is comprised of Deb Roe, NP, Bridgett Piller, RN, Toni Clemens, RN, Gail Bishach, RN and Heather White, RN. The team will also be adding their hospitalist. These nurses
