Chapter Events
IV Nurse Day Brunch 01/22/12
CT INS Members are cordially invited to join us for a buffet brunch at the Confetti Restaraunt in Plainville, CT to celebrate IV Nurses Day on Sunday January 22nd, 2012 at 10 AM. RSVP by January 13th, 2012.
Click here for the event flyer and sign up details.
First PICC Placed In In LTC In Connecticut
PRESS RELEASE: BY EVE CURTIN, RN, CRNI OF INFUSION PLUS, INC.
The very first peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was placed on November 30th, 2011 at Cheshire House Health Care and Rehabilitation in Waterbury, CT.
This successful placement of a PICC in a long term care facility in the state of Connecticut is the very 1st since Governor Malloy signed the new PICC Bill into law on June 3rd of this year. Sam Rice, RN, BSN, Branch Manager for High Tech Nursing Services, and Susan Fullana, RN, Vascular Access Specialist with Infusion Plus, Inc., were responsible for coordinating this historic event.
This is a very exciting time in health care for both the patient and the long term care facility as the patient no longer has to be sent out to the hospital for this procedure.
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About Us: The Connecticut Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Chapter is a state chapter of the national INS. We are dedicated to excellence in infusion nursing and to assisting our members to grow in the practice of infusion nursing. We provide multiple events throughout the year for our membership and other health care professionals. The events include seminars, dinner meetings, luncheons, or brunches with a focus on combining current topics with technology and fun.
Our board and chair-members do a fantastic job of planning and implementing our member events and services. Click here to meet our board.
Safety Alert
Link to page from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the INS.
Forms and Files
Updated 10/20/2011
- 2011 Fall Seminar Handout: Lee Toth
- 2011 Fall Seminar Handout: Kelli Rosenthal
- 2011 Fall Seminar Handout: Lee Steere
- 2011 Fall Seminar Handout: Kay Coulter
- Central Line Checklist(Sample File and Daily Tool from IHI)
- Member Application (File download to print)
- Online Member Application (Fill in and pay dues online)
- VAD Tracking Form
- VAD Tracking Poster
- Joint Commission NPSGs 2010
- Joint Commission NPSGs Chapter Outline 2010
- Marc Stranz pH n Osm INS Fall 2005 Handouts
- Marc Stranz Understanding pH n Osm National INS 2008 Annual Mtg Slides
- Marc Stranz pH n Osm Drug Chart
- CDC 22011 Guidelines for Prevention Of CRBSI
- SHEA Compendium CL-ABSI 2008
- APIC Guide to Eliminate CRBSI 2009
- Safe Medicine- Failure to Disinfect
- CT Board of Examiners For Nursing- Guidelines re: Special IV Catheters
- CT LTCF PICC Waiver Forms Package
News From National INS
Click on the underlined links below:
New! INS Knowledge Center: Access to unparalleled educational material for the infusion professional
Position Paper on RN Determination of Distal Tip Placement
INS Newsbrief: Infusion News Delivered to Your Desktop
What's New? Safety alerts, education programs, and more!
Related Program Events
PICC Resource Associates Programs
