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CLABSI: What are we Missing?

Jul 11 2018

Webinar Invitation
July 12, 2018 3M Health Care Academy Webinar Series Speaker: Dr Nancy Moureau The most frequent invasive procedure performed by nurses in acute care is venous ac...

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Is it safe to reinfuse blood drawn from a CVAD via a syringe when checking line patency or drawing blood?

May 30 2018

Before withdrawing a blood aspirate from a central venous access device (CVAD), ask yourself, why am I taking this blood aspirate? Are you taking the blood aspirate to assess for device patency ...

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