I usually use a 18, 20 catheter in or around the ac site. if a new admit needs a site i will give them this site so that they do not have to be stuck again, our ct dept will not even look at a 22g with any contrast.
I recently joined a iv team at our local hospital. The team is required to preform all starts except in the er (but we get calls from all over). The hospital's nursing program does not include a iv class. Piccs are growing in leaps and bounds. We are...