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1. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

   Our dialysis unit is managed by a different company

2. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. It wasn't my decison

3. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

   The caps twist into position

4. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate all of the comments. I did not mention that I am also an Infusion Nurse and responsible for educating the staff in best practices for infection prevention regarding IV/central/PICC lines. I was actually preparing to teach a class when ...

5. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

   We are going to trial that one as well

6. Port protectors and scrub the hub

   varc posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital has just switched to the SwabCap for port disinfecting. We were previously using the Site Scrub by Bard to scrub the hub prior to accessing the port and also before changing the end caps. The SwabCap is supposed to be applied to each nee...