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• Perspectives
• Guest Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Articles
• Position Statement
• Research Column
  • Society News
  • Reader Services

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Perspectives 

From The Editor's Perspective95

Cindy Lewis, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC

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Guest Editorial 

Increasing longevity: The challenges of aging and caregiving96

Sheila A. White, RN, MA, CSA, CLTC

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Letter to the Editor 

New clinical perspectives from nurses on aprotinin and fibrin sealants100

Stephen G. Zoegall, PhD

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Articles 

Hybrid repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms: A combined endovascular and open approach101

Kerry E. Bell, MSN, ARNP-C, and Ann C. Lopez, MSN, ARNP-C

Knowledge of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention among hospitalized patients109

Stephanie Le Sage, BSc, MSc(A), Marianne McGee, BSc, MSc(A) Candidate, and Jessica D. Emed, RN, BSc(N), MSc(A)

Nurse-led risk assessment/management clinics reduce predicted cardiac morbidity and mortality in claudicants118

Josephine Hatfield, RGN, Sumit Gulati, MBChB, MRCS, Morhisham N.A. Abdul Rahman, MBChB, MRCS, Patrick A. Coughlin, MD, FRCS, and Ian C. Chetter, MD, FRCS

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Position Statement 

Position Statement on Evidence-Based Practice and the Role of the Registered Nurse in Research Activities123

2008 Society for Vascular Nursing, Inc.

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Research Column 

Review of an article: The ADVANCE Collaborative Group. (2008). Intensive Blood Glucose Control and Vascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. NEJM 2008;358:2560-2572.125

Janice D. Nunnelee, PhD, RN, ANP-retired

Society News 

126Board of Directors

127Membership Information

128Committees and Chapters

129Membership Application

Reader Services 

2AInformation for Readers

e1Information for Authors