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• Perspectives
• Guest Editorial
• Articles
• Research Column
• Clinical Column
• Society News
• Reader Services

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Perspectives 

From the Editor’s Perspective 67

Cindy Lewis, MSN, RN

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Guest Editorial 

Hurricane Katrina: A personal perspective 68

Cynthia R. Christensen, MSN, CVN, ARNP

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Articles 

Cost savings in quality improvement project to prevent venous thromboembolism 70

Victoria L. Gilpin, MSN, APRN

Thromboembolic deterrent stockings application needs regular checks 75

Kate Mandeville, MBBS, BSc, Colin Bicknell, FRCS, and David Greenstein, FRCS

The Reply: 75

Victoria Gilpin, APRN, BC, FNP

Case study: A minimally invasive approach to the treatment of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome 76

Victoria Latessa, MSN, ANP, ACNP, C and Krista Frasier, BS, RVT

Orienting nurses to a vascular nursing specialty 85

Karen Diane Marzen-Groller, MSN, RN, BC, CMSRN

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Research Column 

Generating evidence for best nursing practice: Getting your grooves 90

Teresa Kelechi, PhD, RN

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Clinical Column 

The peripheral arterial disease coalition and peripheral arterial disease awareness campaign 94

Marge Lovell, RN, CCRC, CVN, BEd

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Society News 

96 Board of Directors

97 Membership Information

98 Chapters and Publications

99 Membership Application

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Reader Services 

3A Information for Authors

5A Information for Readers