sonovascpro

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1. Parkland, Dallas TX travel question

   sonovascpro replied to Matthew.RN's topic in Emergency

   I worked there for about 3 months fresh out of nursing school in 2012. I was not new to medicine at the time, justt to nursing. Id been an anesthesia tech for 6 years just before that, and a paramedic for 7 before that in Oakland .CA. So I was n...

2. PICC RN Career Advice Needed

   sonovascpro replied to Jessicacritters's topic in Infusion

   A few things about getting into vascular access that may help you or you can do to help yourself out. 1) Most VAT are looking for critical care experience. You will be placing lines on a variety of patients of varying acuity. Most VAT that I have ...

3. Midline insertion question

   sonovascpro replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Infusion

   Not sure which midline kit you are using, or what size (ours are 18 and 20 GA), but It seems that a PICC shouldn't be introduced into a vessel in which a midline already occupies 42% of its lumen. Even a 4fr single lumen PICC is slightly larger than...

4. MSN for a vascular access RN

   sonovascpro replied to NTurley's topic in Infusion

   I started with a private contract PICC company that employed 20+ Associate degree nurses, offered on the job training, and virtually every full time PICC RN was making well into the $100Ks. You don't need a higher educational degree to become a PICC...

5. Tricks of the Trade for PICC placement

   sonovascpro replied to Infusion50's topic in Infusion

   I don't use needle guides. Never have and never will. PICC insertion involves a lot of "feel" from start to finish. I have always freehanded my PICC needle and my US IVs. This is also why I prefer to reinforce my PICCs by having both the stylet and...

6. Tricks of the Trade for PICC placement

   sonovascpro replied to Infusion50's topic in Infusion

   I would assume that you aren't using 3CG ECG technology for your PICCs? If not then there are a couple of things you can do to check if your PICC is sitting IJ before you break sterile field. 1) flush with a little saline then ask the patient if t...

7. Writing CEU program

   sonovascpro posted a topic in Educators

   Has anyone here recently gone through the process of writing a CEU program and getting approval either through a state BON or ANA type organization to become a provider? If so can you provide some info on how you started and worked through it? Why...