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Angela A. Alderman, MSN, RNC-NIC, VA-BC (she/her/hers)

Unit Director and Vascular Access Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery
Carilion Children’s Hospital
Riner, Virginia

Angela Alderman is a Unit Director and Vascular Access Specialist for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Carilion Children's Hospital. Throughout her 25-year career in the NICU, she has cared for critically ill neonates. Angela started as a neonatal PICC nurse in 2002 and expanded her practice to pediatrics in 2017. Her primary focus is Neonatal Vascular Access, CLABSI reduction, decreasing venous depletion, and hospital-acquired bacteremia. Through her work on a Neonatal DIVA scoring tool and algorithm, she has increased first-attempt success. She was recognized by receiving the Patient Impact Award and Shine Award in 2019, 2023, and 2024. Angela has served on the D-Team for AVA and with the PediNeoSig, serving as a past chair, chair advisor, and now secretary. She has contributed to several publications, including the PediNeoSig PICC Insertion Coursebook. Angela lectures on CLABSI reduction in the NICU at local, national, and international conferences.

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