Deborah Prinzo, MSN, RN, MEDSURG- BC

Deborah Prinzo, MSN, RN, MEDSURG- BC

Deb Prinzo advocates for INS/the infusion nursing specialty by ensuring our organizational policies and procedures (P&P) are based on the current INS Standards of Practice (SOP), conducting research related to infusion therapy, presenting at the INS conferences, and encouraging membership in INS. As chair of the organizational Vascular Access Device (VAD) Committee, Deb standardized practices at the 10 hospitals creating system-wide P&P on infusion therapy based on the INS SOP.

As a nurse manager, Deb is an authentic nurse leader who trustworthy, reliable, and has a genuine desire to serve others. Each year on IV Nurse Day Deb recognizes her staff with gifts and a celebration of their passion for infusion therapy. A nurse on her team stated, “She ensures our equipment and policies are always up to the latest standards. Deb is also a resource to the nursing education team as a subject matter expert on all aspects of vascular access care.

With patient safety as her primary focus, Debbie’s passion about the care and maintenance of VADs and the prevention of CLABSI’s throughout our organization is demonstrated in her dedication to the evidence-based practice. Debbie is asked by all disciplines throughout the network to review their practices related to patients with VADs. At the hospital level, Deb reports daily at the safety huddle the results of the vascular access teams rounds on all patients with central lines.

Creating system-wide P&P on infusion therapy from P&P at 10 different hospitals was a challenge particularly because there was much variation in the policies and equipment at these 10 hospitals. With her leadership, the VAD Committee created system-wide P&P and standardized practices at the 10 hospitals. A recent challenge  was the use of an extended dwell peripheral IV catheter. Deb convened the VAD Committee to update the P&P and provide education about the different peripheral IV catheters.

Deb is an experienced nurse leader in infusion therapy. Deb presented a poster on infusion therapy at the Kean University Research Symposium. Deb also presented at the 2019 INS Annual Meeting sharing her experience transitioning from chest radiographic confirmation of PICC placement to Sherlock 3CG® Tip Confirmation System. Most recently, Deb is conducting a study on Infusion Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic and will be presenting the results at the 2023 INS Annual Meeting.