Allowing an individual without licensure to place an IVC is not only dangerous for our patients, but takes away duties of a trained LVT. Our patients aren’t going to request credentials from their veterinary nurse, but our DVM should.  Understaffing of LVT’s is prevalent among VA, but this isn’t the answer to being more efficient. Just as in human medicine, a CNA isn’t going to place an IVC, your licensed nurse is. There is no gray area for this discussion.