The future of vascular access is multidisciplinary. In this newest issue of the VACC Newsletter, we feature four clinicians from a variety of settings, educational backgrounds, and patient populations. They all work to promote brighter patient outcomes through more knowledgeable vascular access—and they all embody what it means to be board certified in vascular access. […]
Through Degrees and Specialties, Doctor Channels Vascular Access Roots
When Dr. Kerry Kennedy, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, VA-BC™, started her journey as an LVN working on a cardiac step-down unit in 2001, she quickly figured out how integral vascular access was to almost every aspect of health care. “Back in the day, if you didn’t know how to start your own IVs, your workday […]
Vascular Access: The World’s Best Kept Secret?
When Turena Reeves, BSN, RN, VA-BC™, applied for a job as a vascular access nurse in the 1970s, she thought it would be an easy job while she raised her kids. After all, she thought, what is so difficult about getting a call, inserting a line, and leaving the room? “How wrong I was,” she […]
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