Course Description: <\/p> This IV Clinical Skills Workshop is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the essential techniques and principals involved in intravenous (IV) therapy. This hands-on workshop aims to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary skills to confidently and proficiently perform IV insertions while ensuring patient safety and optimal care.
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Speaker: <\/p>\r\n
Krystal A Pendergraft-Horne, DNP, RN, FNP-C<\/p>\r\nKrystal Pendergraft-Horne, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CNE, is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of experience in emergency and acute care. She teaches undergraduate courses in health assessment and adult medical-surgical nursing and co-leads an interprofessional diabetes elective in collaboration with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, where nursing, pharmacy, and medical students learn together through innovative simulation-based experiences. Dr. Pendergraft-Horne was honored with the Anne Belcher Interprofessional Scholars Award (2025\u20132027) for her work advancing interprofessional education through diabetic simulation and received the Undergraduate Faculty Excellence Award from the BSN Class of 2024. Her teaching and presentations reflect her passion for equipping nurses with the confidence, compassion, and clinical judgment needed to manage diabetic emergencies and improve patient outcomes across care settings.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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