Category Archives: Medical bloggers
Today is….National Certified Nurses Day
March 19 every year is a day to recognize board certified nurses in many nursing specialties. Certification is a profession’s official recognition of achievement, expertise, and clinical judgment. It is a mark of excellence that requires continued learning and skill development … Continue reading
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Outsource or In House?
I’m sure no one will be surprised to hear that many services in acute care and outpatient settings are outsourced to individuals or organizations who specialized in certain tasks or services. One of these outsourced services include vascular access device insertion, in particular … Continue reading
Leap Year Day….
February 29, 2012…I just can’t let this day go without posting here. After all, this is the first leap year day since I’ve started this blog. So will this be a post about what leap year is or the “leaplings” … Continue reading
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One of these things is not like the others…
Sounds familiar? Growing up, it’s my favorite Sesame Street segment. At several recent meetings with physician groups and administrators who were getting ready to open up an infusion center, it became very obvious they were confused about the following. 1. An … Continue reading
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In case you missed it…
Just a few interesting articles… 1. ”Poppy Pocket” – a safe and discreet way for patients to manage their infusion pumps. What a great idea! How many times have our patients complained of having to carry their pumps and nowhere … Continue reading
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I got a blood return…but
…it burns when you flush my port! In case you missed it… “The Case of the Painful Port” a very interesting article published by ONS Connect and shared by a twitter colleague @ONSmark. Read article here… This case is a … Continue reading
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Celebrate I.V. Nurse Day…
In 1980, the professional practice of infusion nursing was formally recognized when the United States House of Representatives declared January 25 as IV Nurse Day. This recognition was the beginning of what the infusion specialty has become. Specialization marks the … Continue reading
My IV infiltrated….
and I am wondering if what seeped into my arm will yield any medicinal benefit or if it’s like not getting anything at all? This was a question posted by a reader of this blog. Thanks for posting this interesting … Continue reading
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FYI….Free!
Register to attend a FREE webinar on January 24, 2012 and receive 1.0 contact hours in nursing. Topic: Are you there yet? Integrating Infusion Nursing Standards into Your Practice The Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice are applicable to nurses providing … Continue reading
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It’s a silly kinda day…
You know one of those days when you’re trying to read and catch up on scholarly nursing articles and…then you see things like these: 1. No, I’m not making fun of anything or anybody but these two got my attention… … Continue reading
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