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Button battery ingestion is potentially fatal, especially in children less than 6 years of age, most commonly due to esophageal perforation. The number of ingestions and complications has risen significantly in recent decades. Impacted button batteries should ideally be removed urgently within 2 hours of ingestion. However, many ingestions go unwitnessed, and children may present with variable, vague symptoms. The recommendation now is that children over the age 12 months consume honey when a button battery ingestion is witnessed or diagnosed, if less than 12 hours have elapsed. Importantly, though, honey should not be consumed if perforation is suspected. Induction of general anesthesia and battery removal should not be delayed to satisfy NPO guidelines, even if the child has eaten., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None to report., (Copyright © 2025 The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project developed and implemented a hybrid training program, that included online modules and hands-on training for experienced certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to increase confidence, knowledge, and competency with ultrasound-guided vascular access (USGVA)., Design: This QI project used a pre-post design. Seventeen volunteer CRNAs participated in USGVA training and education, and a 90-day follow-up assessment was performed., Methods: The Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0) guidelines were used as a framework to assess confidence, knowledge, and hands-on competency of 17 CRNAs who regularly place vascular access devices using USGVA in patients with difficult vascular access at a single facility. These assessments were measured at: (1) baseline, (2) immediately after attending a hybrid training educational program, and (3) 90 days after implementation into clinical practice. Additionally, the number of vascular access attempts required for successful placement of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters, arterial catheters, and central venous catheters (CVC) with ultrasound assistance over a 90-day period was reviewed., Findings: Certified registered nurse anesthetists' median confidence score increased significantly from pre- to posteducation (P = .009). The confidence reported from post- to 90 days posteducation improved, however it did not reach statistical significance (P = .812). The knowledge scores from pre- to posteducation indicated significant improvement (P <. 001), as well as from pre- to 90 days posteducation (P = .03). However, knowledge scores from post- to 90 days posteducation revealed a statistically significant decline (P = .004). The overall median score for hands-on USGVA competency declined from post- to 90 days posteducation (P = .109). The number of successful USGVA placements increased from 50% to 80% within a 90-day period., Conclusions: The implementation of a USGVA hybrid training and education program improved overall provider confidence, knowledge, and competency. While confidence remained high in the 90-day follow-up, knowledge retention declined. Despite a decline in knowledge retention over time, results showed a significant improvement when compared to baseline scores. Although a decline in hands-on USGVA competency was seen at 90 days posteducation, it was not statistically significant. The percentage of overall successful USGVA placements in clinical practice increased following implementation., (Copyright © 2022 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)