The Vascular Access Specialty Day photo contest is back! Who better to bring awareness to the specialty of vascular access than you, the specialists?
We’re happy to announce the winners of our 2024 Vascular Access Specialty Day photo contest! Congratulations to the following professionals:
Patty Arrigo, BSN, RN — free VA-BC™ exam or recertification
“If I was in charge, I would expand our VAT team to employ enough clinicians in our facility to have 24/7/365 coverage. That team would be responsible for every inpatient IV placement utilizing Ultrasound IV guidance.
Well trained Ultrasound Guided IV clinicians increase patient safety and patient satisfaction while decreasing unnecessary painful pokes, time/resources, and supplies used.”
Andy Miller, BSN, RN, VA-BC™ — VA-BC™ team plaque
“First, as a leader I would lead by example and help patients by daily teaching and assisting coworkers [to] improve their practice. Second, offer hospital wide vascular education every month to all nurses and hospital staff. Finally, I would add enough vascular access nurses to provide patients with the right line the first stick.”
Rui Wang, BSN, RNC-NIC, VA-BC™ — VACC goody basket
“I love being a NICU VAS nurse. I can use my specialized VAS skills to save tiny babies’ lives by placing, monitoring and maintaining various vascular access devices, from PIVs and PIAs to midlines and PICCs. It’s a challenging yet highly rewarding job that pushes me to never stop learning. I enjoy sharing knowledge with staff nurses, patients’ families, and the medical team.
There’s no better feeling than successfully placing an ‘impossible’ PICC with a coworker who is also a friend.”
Genine Schwinge, DNP, ANP-BC, ACNP, PNP, VA-BC™ — VACC goody basket
“The best way to celebrate Vascular Access Specialty Day daily for clinicians and patients is to attain and maintain national certification. This credential ensures patients that they are receiving high-quality vascular access care. Proud display of VA-BC status signals to healthcare colleagues a dedication to the vascular access specialty.”
Donna Vallee, RN, VA-BC™ — VACC goody basket
“I would change the orders that populate when you insert a PICC to include clearly worded language about flushing the line and clamping it. I also want to include Cathflo in to the auto-populated orders.”
Thank you for sharing your stories with our team, and thank you for making vascular access safer for everyone!
Share your story and highlight your profession. Enter our photo contest and answer the prompt “If I was in charge, how would I improve the workplace for clinicians and patients so that we can celebrate Vascular Access Specialty Day every day?” You’ll need one photo of you or your team and 1-3 sentences answering the prompt.
You could be featured on our social media in celebration of VASD and win:
- A FREE exam or recertification offered to one (1) winner
- A VA-BC™ plaque for your team offered to one (1) winner
- A goody basket filled with VA-BC™ merch from our store (and some not offered online!) offered to three (3) winners
Need some inspiration? Check out our winners from last year.
Contest closes Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Eligible for U.S. residents only, and winners will be chosen randomly. Winners will be announced on Vascular Access Specialty Day, October 5.