Virginia: PICC Line Insertion and Removal by Registered Nurses Under Appropriate Circumstances[3] It is the position of the Board of Nursing that a registered nurse may insert and remove ...

If you have a central venous catheter, taking care of it the right away helps you avoid infection and keep the catheter working. Learn what to expect, tips to avoid problems, and when you should ...

Infusion Resource also brings their technology to area hospitals and nursing homes and once in a while, to a patient's home. After the PICC line is inserted, the patient or a visiting nurse can ...

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 ...

We maintain our HKD 12 fair value estimate for PICC Property and Casualty following the company's in-line third-quarter results, which showed accelerated growth in year-to-date insurance revenue ...

A Utah woman is accused of causing her son to get sick by putting bacteria into his PICC line. Doctors became suspicious when the boy would get better at the hospital, and constantly become sick ...

Some Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle insist the state must find a way to reopen a nursery for vulnerable ...

Patients who require a PICC line have a mortality rate of 12.07% at 30 days, even without a PICC-line associated infection. The mortality rate pops up to 22.09% for those with an infection ...

Hospitals have policies and procedures in place for nurses that are designed to reduce the risks of intravascular catheter-related infections related to PICC lines, mid-lines, Ports, and other ...

Can I refuse to remove a patient's PICC because I'm not an advanced practice nurse? You shouldn't assume that PICC line removal is or isn't an RN function without checking with your state Board of ...