This was relayed back to the team, and the PICC line-credentialed nurses raised their own concerns. “They said, 'Here's why it worked before—I'm concerned, ...

A peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC) line, is a long, soft, flexible tube inserted into a vein in the upper arm. Doctors use it to administer intravenous (IV) drugs, for instance, in ...

Of six line migrations, two were resolved without removing the line. In the others, a chest X-ray indicated that it had migrated too far and had to be replaced. Recommendations. The following ...

a PICC line may split, but this is very rare. Your nurse will test your PICC line each time they use it. They will check for blood return and inject it with salt water (saline). This is called ...

Here are two examples of Board of Nursing policies on registered nurses and PICC lines: Mississippi: Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) [] The ...

Change the dressing and catheter parts -- you only do this for PICC lines and tunneled CVCs, not for ports. To make care a little easier: Choose a time when you won’t feel rushed and no one will ...

Long-term care nurses are well acquainted with the issues of flushing PICC lines and dealing with patients on blood thinners and long-term antibiotics. Creating secondary problems is of no service ...

Baby GB is a 970 g, 29 weeks of gestation infant, who received a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for total parenteral nutrition. A #26-G polyurethane catheter was inserted on day ...

The service is available Monday to Friday and is being led by two dedicated specialist PICC nurses. So far, the nurses have placed 239 PICC lines, across a variety of wards at the hospital. PICC nurse ...

Another baby suffered from a broken PICC line on May 23, 2010, the complaint states. "(O)nly after the events of May 10, 2010 and May 23, 2010 caused harm to patients did Sunrise take action on the ...

PICC lines don’t need to be removed in an operating room. A doctor or nurse can remove them immediately after your last infusion. After cleansing the area, they’ll gently pull the catheter ...