Carolynn Cassutt, RN, CRNI, CLNC is an educator and IV Therapist with 30
years experience in nursing in a variety of health care settings including acute
care, ambulatory care centers, long-term care, and home health.
She has extensive specialized training
and experience in IV therapy including
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
(PICC) and Midline (ML) Catheter
insertion, care, and troubleshooting. She
has trained and mentored many
RNs/MDs in the basic as well as
advanced techniques for insertion, and
troubleshooting of these catheters.
Carolynn has been actively involved in IV
Therapy as the Clinical Coordinator and
IV Clinician for a progressive IV Therapy
department in Denver from 1995 through
2004. Her experiences involved all
vascular access devices.
Her background also includes critical
care and medical–surgical nursing.

She is an active member of the Association of Vascular Access, the Infusion
Nurses Society and is currently the Presidential Advisor and Treasurer of the
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Infusion Nurses Society. She was awarded
the Chapter's IV Nurse of the Year for 2008. She has been credentialed in
the specialty of Infusion Therapy since 1995 with the designation CRNI.
She was chosen by the Colorado Board of Nursing to participate in a
committee to review, evaluate and re-write Chapter IX of the Nurse Practice
Act involving LPNs in IV Therapy and Venous Blood Collection. The Colorado
Board of Nursing has approved her LPN IV Certification courses.
Her legal experience includes screening medical records for merit,
depositions and expert witness testimony for IV related cases. She is a
member of the AALNC and the Denver Colorado Chapter of the AALNC. She
is certified in Legal Nurse Consulting with the designation of CLNC.
Carolynn Cassutt, RN, CRNI, CLNC