Position Papers

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Statements by AVA

• The Use of Ultrasound Guidance by Registered Nurses for Central Venous Catheter Insertion 

The statements below are currently being reviewed and will be re-published shortly.  Please check back for updates.

• PRESERVATION OF PERIPHERAL VEINS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
  A Joint Position Statement from AVA and ASDIN 
  
  
• Use of Real-Time Imaging Modalities for Placement of CVAD's
  
  
• Placement of PICC's by Registered Nurses via The Internal Jugular Vein 
  
  
• Use of Modified Seldinger Technique for PICC Placement by Registered Nurses
  
  
• Interpretation of Chest Radiographs by Nurses for Verification of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Tip Position

Position Papers published in Past Issues of JVAD

• Sharps Injury, published in Spring 2000 JVAD
  
  
• Tip Location, published in Summer 1998 JVAD

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