Sue Boyles, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC: Her Nursing Career and Legacy

Sue Boyles (January 31, 1965 – November 29, 2023) from Evansville, Indiana had a passion for nursing and vascular access. She taught, inspired, and advocated endlessly throughout her 30-year nursing career, 26 of those years dedicated to the vascular access profession. She held board certification in both infusion (CRNI®) and vascular access (VA-BC), which she valued and encouraged her peers to seek. She believed in the power of knowledge. Through her professional membership and earned continued education, she remained inspired to always uphold the INS Standards within her practice. Her commitment to the profession has led many clinicians toward improved practice standards that have enhanced patient experiences and outcomes.

Sue’s passion lives on with the Sue Smiles Initiative

This initiative focuses on creating opportunities for nurses to achieve certification in vascular access or infusion, obtain profession-related continued education, and/or supplement costs associated with traveling to the profession’s conferences. All proceeds will aid in the initiative of helping nurses within the specialty commit to life-long learning. The official website with applicant criteria, application instructions, and additional information about the initiative to come.

You can donate or keep up-to date by visiting this link in the interim:

Visit Sue Boyles, RN, CRNI®, VA-BC's Memorial Website