Your Library of Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy Resources

Good references are necessary for clinicians in all settings. No one can remember every detail necessary for safe and effective patient care. Fortunately, there are several published vascular access and infusion therapy resources to meet your needs. Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc. has compiled the following list of books, journals, standards and guidelines, and other documents. Most titles are hyperlinked to the publisher’s website. 

Books

Infusion Therapy Made Incredibly Easy 

Clinical Editor – Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, CRNI 

This entry level book is written for any clinician learning to administer infusion therapy. The 10 chapters includes biologic agents, pediatrics and older adults, parenteral nutrition, and blood and blood component administration plus all the basics of IV fluids and medications, peripheral and central vascular access devices.  

 Phillips’s Manual of I.V. Therapeutics: Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy 
Author – Lisa Gorski, RN, MS, HHCNS-BC, CRNI, FAAN 
8th Edition, 2022 

 This book is used extensively by nursing school instructors. It contains critical thinking and case study activities plus many other electronic resources. 

Core Curriculum for Infusion Nursing 
Editors – Cora Vizcarra and Mary Alexander 
5th Edition, 2023 

This is an official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society and a major resource for preparing for the CRNI board certification exam.  

Policies and Procedures for Infusion Therapy 
A series of 5 books from the Infusion Nurses Society: 

  • Acute Care 
  • Older Adults 
  • Neonates to Adolescent 
  • Ambulatory Infusion Centers 
  • Home Infusion 

 Access Device Guidelines: Recommendations for Nursing Practice and Education, 4th Edition, 2023 
This book provides recommendations from the Oncology Nursing Society for all access devices in oncology patients.  

2021 AVA Resource Guide for Vascular Access 
This is the recommended study guide for the Vascular Access Board Certification (VA-BC) from the Association for Vascular Access.  

Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access 
Multiple subject matter experts over all aspects of this critical clinical decision.  

Journals

Journals are a benefit of membership in each organization; however, individual or organizational subscriptions are available. 

 Journal of Infusion Nursing (JIN) 
This journal is the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society. It is published bi-monthly for six issues per year.  

 Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA) 
This journal is published by the Association for Vascular Access and has four issues per year.  

Standards and Guidelines

Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, 9th Edition from 2024 
This critical document is now published every three years due to the growing amount and improving quality of research and other forms of evidence. This document is included as a benefit of INS membership and is available in printed and electronic format.  

 Oncology Standards and Reports 
Many resources from the Oncology Nursing Society. 

Parenteral Nutrition Recommendations and Clinical Guidelines  
Many resources from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 

Online Access to critical documents without a fee to obtain

Chopra V, Flanders SA, Saint S, Woller S, O’Grady NP, N S. The Michigan appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC). Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015;163:S1-S39. 

Ullman AJ, Bernstein SJ, Brown E, et al. The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters in Pediatrics: miniMAGIC. Pediatrics. 2020;145(Supplement_3):S269-S284. 

Lok CE, Huber TS, Lee T, et al. KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2020;75(4):S1-S164. 

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