INS Infusion Room
Episodes
Episode 20: March 7, 2018 - Air and Catheter Embolisms
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our series continues with a look at two complications that while, infrequent, can have devastating consequences. Signs and symptoms can be nonspecific...
Episode 19: February 28, 2018 - Advocating Empowerment: A Conversation With INS 2018 Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Smart
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Like many moms, her typical day starts with a personal wake-up call from her toddler daughter, tending to her infant son, taking a quick run with her ...
Episode 18: February 21, 2018 - Vascular Access Device Occlusion
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Occlusions can affect any vascular access device at any point during the course of treatment. We’ll identify various occlusions and what can be done...
Episode 17: February 7, 2018 - Infusion-related Infection
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From insertion site infections to catheter-related blood stream infections, every patient receiving infusion therapy is at risk of this potentially se...
Episode 16: January 24, 2018 - Phlebitis: Mechanical, Chemical, Bacterial, Oh My!
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Infusion therapy-related phlebitis is the most common, and preventable, complication of infusion therapy. Phlebitis prevention begins with critically ...
Episode 15: January 10, 2018 - Infiltration & Extravasation: similar start, very different results
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For all intents and purposes, infiltration and extravasation could be the same thing, except for one major difference. Listen in to the first episode ...
Episode 14: December 22, 2017 - SOS: Shortage of Saline
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, is the current shortage of saline impacting your practice? The main manufacturing facilities that supply much of small volume parente...
Episode 13: November 17, 2017 - The Second Victim of Infusion Therapy-Related Adverse Events
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
No one plans on it happening to them, becoming a victim as the result of care provided to a patient. By its nature, infusion therapy carries a higher ...
Episode 12: January 12, 2017 - Meet ARIN
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With over 100 nursing specialty organizations across the country (and more if you count international!), there are bound to be areas where nursing pra...
Episode 11: November 4, 2016 - Antibody Formation in Transfusion Therapy
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live from the 2016 INS National Academy in Cincinnati, we chat with faculty member Michael Passwater about his session, “Antibody Formation...
Episode 10: September 27, 2016 - Salvage, Exchange, or Remove: Exploring Choices for the Treatment of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a chat with Britt Meyer, PhD, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC, NE-BC about her upcoming presentation on CR-BSI at the 2016 INS National Academy and lear...
Episode 9: August 23, 2016 - My Nursing Care Plan
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP clinical educator for Lippincott NursingCenter.com. We’re all familiar with nursing ca...
Episode 8: July 20, 2016 - The Importance of Certification in Nursing
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How important is certification in a nursing specialty today? How do you prepare for the challenge of achieving a certification? We explore these and o...
Episode 7: May 18, 2016 - Mentoring the New Infusion Therapy Nurse
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Infusion therapy and the skills involved are given little attention in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. We chat with Mary Walsh BS, RN, CRNI® ab...
Episode 6: May 17, 2016 - Best Practices for Filter Use in Infusion Therapy
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Amy Clarke,Director of Specialty Infusion Services at Diplomat for a chat about her INS 2016 presentation on best practice for filter...
Episode 5: May 17, 2016 - Bringing the Hospital Into the Home Care Setting
13 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Kathy Duckett, BSN, RN, President of K. Duckett Consulting about hospital-at-home programs that seek to provide acute care in the ho...
Episode 4: May 16, 2016 - The Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse in Infusion Therapy for Long-Term Care
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a conversation with Corinne A. Bishop, RN, CRRN, CRNI®, National Director of Infusion Nursing for Omnicare a CVS company on the evolving ...
Episode 3: April 21, 2016 - Sepsis Alliance Interview
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
An informative interview with Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN, Director of Content for Sepsis Alliance, a charitable organization committed to battling se...
Episode 2: March 1, 2016 - Turning Wine Into Water: Interview with INS 2016 Keynote Speaker Doc Hendley
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Doc Hendley has been saving lives, one glass of wine at a time. His nonprofit, Wine to Water, has dug, repaired, and sanitized drinking wells for 25,...
Episode 1: December 7, 2015 - CRNI® Podcast Series: Why CRNI®?
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever thought about taking the CRNI® exam, meet Suzanne Dutta RN – and now - CRNI®. Suzanne's reason for taking the exam was simple...