Establishing a Dedicated Difficult Vascular Access Team in the Emergency Department: A Needs Assessment

Madeleine Whalen1, Barbara Maliszewski, Diana-Lyn Baptiste

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (Ms Whalen and Mrs Maliszewski), and Department of Acute and Chronic Care, The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Baptiste). Madeleine Whalen, MSN/MPH, RN, CEN, is a nurse clinician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Barbara Maliszewski, MS, RN, is the assistant director of nursing in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Diana-Lyn Baptiste, DNP, RN, is an assistant professor in the Department of Acute and Chronic Care at The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

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