Nancy Moureau
Nancy L. Moureau RN, PhD, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC
Nancy Moureau is an internationally recognized speaker and expert in the field of vascular access, infusion therapy and specifically peripherally inserted central catheters. A nurse for more than 30 years Nancy continues her clinical work as staff member on the PICC/IV team at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. As the owner and CEO of PICC Excellence, Nancy creates online educational programs and works with companies to provide education to clinicians. Nancy is constantly involved with research and literature analysis, now working in conjunction with Griffith University as a Doctoral Candidate and on research grants with the AVATAR group Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research as an adjunct associate professor. Nancy takes on many projects and most recently chaired the International Consensus Forum for the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) to establish Standard Minimal Education Requirements for Central Venous Access Devices. Nancy has established the only registered PICC Certification process, Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter, where those who meet and maintain qualifications gain the credentials CPUI. The author of more than 50 publications, recipient of the Herbst Award for lifetime achievement and key opinion leader on vascular access, Nancy is a resource for questions and education through nancy@piccexcellence.com or www.piccexcellence.com
Supervisors: Vineet Chopra, MD, Claire Rickard, PhD, and Marie Cooke, PhD
Nancy Moureau is an internationally recognized speaker and expert in the field of vascular access, infusion therapy and specifically peripherally inserted central catheters. A nurse for more than 30 years Nancy continues her clinical work as staff member on the PICC/IV team at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. As the owner and CEO of PICC Excellence, Nancy creates online educational programs and works with companies to provide education to clinicians. Nancy is constantly involved with research and literature analysis, now working in conjunction with Griffith University as a Doctoral Candidate and on research grants with the AVATAR group Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research as an adjunct associate professor. Nancy takes on many projects and most recently chaired the International Consensus Forum for the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) to establish Standard Minimal Education Requirements for Central Venous Access Devices. Nancy has established the only registered PICC Certification process, Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter, where those who meet and maintain qualifications gain the credentials CPUI. The author of more than 50 publications, recipient of the Herbst Award for lifetime achievement and key opinion leader on vascular access, Nancy is a resource for questions and education through nancy@piccexcellence.com or www.piccexcellence.com
Supervisors: Vineet Chopra, MD, Claire Rickard, PhD, and Marie Cooke, PhD
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process. Insertion of an intravenous device is the
most common invasive procedure performed with
hospitalized patients. Unfortunately, little has been
done to quantify or qualify an intentional process for
vascular access selection and management for this
common invasive procedure. Traditional intravenous
access is reactive, painful and ineffective, often
resulting in exhaustion of all peripheral veins prior
to consideration of other access options. Evidence
suggests clinical pathway models improve outcomes
by reducing variations and establishing processes
to evaluate and coordinate care thus minimizing
fragmentation and cost. In 2008, a multidisciplinary
summit convened to assess current clinical practice
problems and create a proactive model for acute
care management of vascular access. From that
summit a new vascular access pathway approach
was created based on published evidence, standards
and best practice guidelines. The protocol, called
the Vessel Health and Preservation Protocol (VHP),
is a systematic clinical pathway with measurable
objectives incorporating patient-focused safety for The
Right Line for The Right Patient at The Right Time™
approach. Timely, intentional proactive intervention
for device selection implemented within 24 hours
of admission to acute care, with device placement
within 48 hours reaps reliable access, reduced delays
in treatment administration and improved patient
satisfaction. Vessel Health and Preservation is an
approach to patient care utilizing Clinical Pathway
Protocols to improve vascular access selection
flow and reduce patient risk. Implementation of an
organized approach to vascular access provides
the educational, regulatory and clinical outcomes
necessary for reliable vascular access and improved
patient safety.