2025 Year in Review Thank you for being part of the Eloquest Healthcare Blog community throughout 2025! We’re grateful for your readership and hope our articles have informed, inspired, and strengthened your clinical practice. Below is a roundup of this year’s top-engaged posts. We invite you to revisit and share your favorites: When CVC dressings…
From Awareness to Action: Understanding Hospital Onset Bacteremia & Fungemia (HOB) As infection prevention metrics continue to evolve, one of the most closely watched developments is the emergence of Hospital Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia (HOB) as a potential national quality indicator. In the recorded webinar, “Hospital Onset Bacteremia & Fungemia (HOB): A New Hospital Onset…
Sterility at Every Step: From Preparation to Dressing Application Maintaining a sterile field during catheter insertion is a cornerstone of patient safety. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and other catheter-related infections pose serious risks, leading to longer hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, and even life-threatening complications. Despite advances in infection prevention, infection rates remain unacceptably…
The Adhesive Advantage: How Gum Mastic Transformed Dressing Integrity and Reduced CLABSI Risk Hospital-acquired infections like central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) can have devastating consequences. For one large trauma center, rising CLABSI rates in early 2023 signaled an urgent need for action. Despite rigorous training, checklist protocols, and staff education, the problem persisted. The turning…
As 2024 comes to a close, we would like to thank you for reading the Eloquest Healthcare Blog! We hope you have found our posts during the last 12 months to be both informative and impactful to your professional career. Here are some of the past year’s most liked posts that we invite you to…
Small Change, Big Impact: Mastisol® Added to a Central Line Dressing Protocol A podium poster presentation at the 2024 Association of Vascular Access Annual Scientific Meeting described noteworthy time savings for the Vascular Access Team (VAT) at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The authors, Zachary Lassiter, BSN, RN, Marisa Brown, BSN, RN, and Charles…
Putting the Infusion Nurses Society Standards into Practice The Infusion Nurses Society’s (INS) Standards of Practice set the benchmark for infusion administration and care of various access devices, including intravenous, subcutaneous, intraosseous, and intraspinal devices. Recognized globally, these Standards are the gold standard for evaluating the quality of practice, service, and education in infusion care.…
Detach with Ease: The Critical Role of Adhesive Removers for Diabetes Devices Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems have reshaped diabetes management, significantly improving the quality of life for people dealing with this chronic condition. Discussions about CGM devices typically focus on the technology itself – the ability to continuously monitor blood sugar levels, the accuracy…
Keep It Simple Specialist: One PICC, One Securement Device, Until End of Need At the AVA 2023 Scientific Meeting during the Vascular Access Talk sessions, Michelle (Mickey) Hawes, RN, DNP, CRNI, VA-BC, ACRP-CP followed-up her 2022 securement presentation and dove into the latest peer-reviewed data on SecurAcath. Affectionately referred to as the Clatterbridge Study, because…
Mickey Hawes Clatterbridge Study Interview In this 3-minute interview, Mickey Hawes, RN, DNP, CRNI, VA-BC, ACRP-CP discusses a 2023 article published in the Journal of Vascular Access, “A retrospective study of subcutaneous anchor securement systems in oncology patients”, also referred to as “The Clatterbridge Study”, and what it means for patients with a peripherally-inserted central…