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On April 15 the Infusion Nurse's Society (INS) sponsored an on-line Webinar entitled "Current Guidelines for Flushing Vascular Access Devices." This was a live presentation by Lynn Hadaway M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI. Lynn is a...
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Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
has been identified as a risk factor for catheter related blood stream
infection (CRBSI). Central
venous access devices (CVAD) used to administer TPN provide a direct pathway
for pathogens to enter...
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Several Nutrishare pharmacists, our dietician, and I attended the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Clinical Nutrition Week in Chicago, IL last month. This conference focuses on topics related to nutritional support in the...
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Access devices are becoming more and more complex with various materials and configurations. A new product recently developed by Bard Access Systems™ (C.R. Bard, Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah) is called a PowerPICC Solo Catheter™. This catheter...
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In my initial installment on probiotics, I discussed how our intestine is home to trillions of microorganisms, primarily bacteria, referred to as the intestinal flora. I noted that under normal conditions, most of the bacteria that comprise our flora...
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