(F4) Navigating an Innovative Nursing Research Fellowship to Tackle Outdated Port Beliefs, Perceptions & Practices

Learning Objectives:

• Define INS consensus statement on infusion port practices.
• Describe the Rush Nurse Fellowship Program.
• Describe common themes associated with perceptions and practices of infusion ports and additional vascular access devices.
• Define INS consensus statement on infusion port practices.
• Describe how AVA members’ responses and practices correlate with INS port consensus statement.
• Describe outcomes associated with additional vascular access devices when an implanted vascular access port is present.
• Describe delays with throughput and care associated with the insertion of an additional VAD when a port is present.
• Describe barriers and facilitators related to port usage during all phases of patient care e.g. emergency room, acute care, critical care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities and long-term care hospitals.
• List next steps to promote port standardization of care.