As the specialty of vascular access grows, so does the need to spread awareness of safe vascular access practice to clinicians outside of the specialty. Angela Colmenero, RN, VA-BC™, saw Vascular Access Specialty Day as an opportunity to accomplish that goal. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colmenero and her colleagues saw vascular […]

You are an experienced clinician, with a solid working knowledge of what you do and confidence in your ability to do your job. So, what’s next for your career? How do you know if an additional board certification is the right path for you? Chris Cavanaugh, MSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC™, is a champion for continued […]

When we say that vascular access takes a team, we mean it. It takes floor nurses, interventional radiologists, physicians, infection preventionists, and more just within the hospital. When a patient goes home with their device, the patient or their caregivers step up. That’s where the important role of a pharmacist comes in. Infusion pharmacists see […]