What You Should Know: – B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun), a provider of infusion therapy and pain management, unveiled Peripheral Advantage, a new program that is designed to improve patients’ experience with peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. – The comprehensive program combines clinical instruction, data-driven insights and advanced tools to empower nurses to achieve first-stick success and help prevent many of the complications associated with peripheral IV therapy. – Peripheral Advantage, which is now available to all hospitals nationwide, addresses a long tolerated, yet unacceptable reality: Although vascular access is the most common invasive procedure, most nurses are not provided with the training, techniques or tools they need to achieve first-stick success.