Gree Nie

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1. Preventing PICC line migration during dressing change

   Gree Nie replied to Gree Nie's topic in General Nursing

   @wuzzie we don't use the bipatch otherwise that would be perfect but I'm thinking I could hold it at the insertion site, over the dressing and peel as you say, then pick up sterile gauze and hold the exposed line down while I take off the dressing at...

2. Preventing PICC line migration during dressing change

   Gree Nie replied to Gree Nie's topic in General Nursing

   @iluvivt Thank you for the description. I have seen videos of the biopatch but we don't use them unfortunately it looks like they would help with keeping the line in place. So do you peel dressing off with clean gloves then switch to sterile to tak...

3. Preventing PICC line migration during dressing change

   Gree Nie replied to Gree Nie's topic in General Nursing

   @Neon965 I should have specified that I'm a rural community nurse so it's just me. There is no option for another set of hands. The second set to hold the line would be ideal! I woke up in the middle of the night thinking 'sterile guaze!' Lol. Than...

4. Preventing PICC line migration during dressing change

   Gree Nie posted a topic in General Nursing

   What are your tips for keeping the PICC line in place during a dressing change? I am having trouble keeping the line from migrating out during the dressing change. Especially for lines with a longer external length, and where I need to reposition the...