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Ultrasound-guided peripheral I.V. access: Guidelines for practiceBy: Phillip Stone, RN; Britt Meyer, MSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC; Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE; Richard Raynor, BSN, RN, MBA CCRN; Nancy Smith, RN, CCRN; Sherry Nelles, BSN, RN, CCRN; Ann White, APRN, MSN, CCNS, CEN, CPEN; and Jana Grissom, BSN, RN, CCRN
