philly22

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1. Sites for PICC preceptorship

   philly22 replied to ART96's topic in Infusion

   Hi mom to a princess, We get paid around the same amount as staff nurses except we are salaried. We do not get paid for each individual PICC we place. Our shifts that we work are either 8 or 10 hours. Our coverage is M-F 8-6 and weekends and ...

2. Sites for PICC preceptorship

   philly22 replied to ART96's topic in Infusion

   I am not starting an infusion company nor am I starting a new team. I am a member of a team that supports education at our facility. Our hopes are that a new PICC nurse have at a MINIMUM of 3 successful solo insertions. That doesn't mean that is a...

3. Sites for PICC preceptorship

   philly22 replied to ART96's topic in Infusion

   Hi ART96, I am a PICC team member at a facility in PA that allows PICC certified nurses to come in and learn how to insert PICC lines. You do need a PA license to train here and you have to have taken the PICC certification test. The criteria i...

4. site rite 4 and 5...help!

   philly22 replied to blsmom's topic in Infusion

   If you are having trouble seeing your needle on the screen, there are companies who sell ecogenic tip needles. They are easier to visualize on the site rite or sono site.

5. picc lines

   philly22 replied to kraye's topic in Infusion

   For upper extremities that develop DVT's around the PICC line we remove the PICC line if it's an occlusive thrombus or if the MD requests the line to be removed. If it's a nonocclusive thrombus the line doesn't necessarily have to be removed. Warm s...

6. picc lines

   philly22 replied to kraye's topic in Infusion

   Are you referring to a clot around the PICC catheter. And if so, is it an occlusive thrombus or a nonocclusive?

7. PICC "team" questions

   philly22 replied to hlbrnmom's topic in Infusion

   1. We insert PICCs alone unless we are not busy with consults. We usually have 2-3 PICC nurses on per day and place between 200-250 PICCs per month. 2. Our hours are 0800-1800 M-F and 0800-1600 on the weekends and some holidays. Right now we only hav...

8. PICC Training

   philly22 replied to er_guy2003's topic in Infusion

   B-D has an on-line cert course. After completion of the cert course, we have had some nurses come to our facility for "hands on" training.