Season 1 Episode 11: June 17, 2025 - Annual Meeting Special Series: All About the INS Standards with Barb Nickel

In this episode of the INS Infusion Room, Barb Nickel shares her journey from a critical care nurse to the Chair of the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice 10th edition committee for INS. She discusses the importance of volunteerism, the evolution of standards in infusion therapy, and the rigorous process of appraising evidence for practice recommendations. The conversation also highlights the collaboration between nursing and pharmacy, the distinction between guidelines and standards, and the impact of these efforts on improving patient outcomes.

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI®

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI® is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at a large health care system in the United States, responsible for staff development and process improvement to optimize outcomes in multiple areas of clinical practice, including critical care, infusion therapy, sepsis, and new graduate transition to practice. Ms Nickel has presented nationally and published in several peer-reviewed journals on infusion-related topics. She was the chair of the 2024 INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice Committee and is the current chair of the 2027 SOP Committee. She also serves as Adjunct Research Fellow for Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Host: Derek Fox, MSN, RN, VA-BC, CRNI®, NEA-BC

Guest: Barb Nickel APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI®

In this episode of the INS Infusion Room, Barb Nickel shares her journey from a critical care nurse to the Chair of the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice 10th edition committee for INS. She discusses the importance of volunteerism, the evolution of standards in infusion therapy, and the rigorous process of appraising evidence for practice recommendations. The conversation also highlights the collaboration between nursing and pharmacy, the distinction between guidelines and standards, and the impact of these efforts on improving patient outcomes.

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