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Optimizing Outcomes: Evidence-Based Approaches to Vascular Access Device Selection
Includes a Live Web Event on 01/28/2026 at 1:00 PM (EST)
Selecting the appropriate vascular access device is critical when administering high-risk medications. Infusion nurses often face institutional barriers that prevent them from following evidence-based guidelines, leading to patient harm. This session provides an overview of the risks associated with incorrect device selection and introduces the INS 2024 Vesicant List as a tool for guiding safe infusion practices. Learners will explore how decision-making support tools can empower nurses to advocate for appropriate care. In this session, we will examine how clinical judgment, updated guidelines, and technology can work together to improve vascular access outcomes.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:
• Review key factors that influence vascular access device (VAD) selection in clinical practice
• Understand infusion-related considerations such as solution characteristics, administration methods, and therapy duration
• Recognize patient and vessel-related risks associated with infusion therapy
• Utilize educational resources to support informed, evidence-based decision-making for device selection
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 (SOP)Committee, and is now Chair of the 2027 INS SOP Committee. She also serves as Adjunct Research Fellow for Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.
Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour
Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: January 28, 2029
To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.
The Infusion Nurses Society is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14209. The certificate must be retained by the attendee for a period of 4 years.
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