and potential complications must be considered prior to insertion of a PICC. Nurses caring for patients with PICCs must be properly educated in device use, site care, and catheter maintenance ...

Nurses in Northern Ireland are pioneering a new way of inserting catheters, to improve waiting times and create more comfort for patients. The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has become the ...

Only clinicians who have been trained to manage potential complications should remove a PICC. One potential complication, often referred to as a "stuck PICC," occurs when the catheter fails to ...