lovebeeinganurse

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1. 1 or 2 person insertion

   lovebeeinganurse replied to thomas76's topic in Infusion

   Not sure who you are replying to in regards to the question of PICC insertion 1 vs2 . it is more important to support each other than judge other colleagues based on their years of nursing service or where they work. ICU is not the only department in...

2. 1 or 2 person insertion

   lovebeeinganurse replied to thomas76's topic in Infusion

   We educate our nurses on the vascular access team to place PICC's without additional staff. With staffing to cover the rest of the hospitals peripheral IV needs, being an issue it has worked efficiently with one nurse placing them. However, if there...

3. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   lovebeeinganurse replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Yes, indeed. The pt is the bottom line.

4. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   lovebeeinganurse replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   I love your comments especially by Eleanor Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Albert Einstein! Been in vascular access for over 35years. Its always been a concern that our job would disappear anyday . However, I believe that if it is within the scop...