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PICC Certification?

I currently place PICCs and midlines in the hospital where I work. The hospital offered a training class several years ago and I took it. Now I place a dozen or so PICCs and PICs each week in addition to staffing in the ICU. Is there a national certification for PICC nurses? Something I can get that would indicate to other employers that I am a competent PICC nurse? Is there a national certification?

Thanks in advance.

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No problem. Just so you know the next INS annual meeting will be next May in Ft. Lauderdale. That is a great way to meet and network with other infusion nurses from across the country while attending great educational sessions.

How do you become a picc nurse? What are the requirements?

There is no such thing as being "PICC Certified". A true certification as a nursing specialty can be achieved through examination and clinical competency but will only be "official" in the institution or facility that offers the education and training. A nurse may become "certified" by taking an exam after a course but that is not the same thing as a "certification". The best advice I can offer is to ask the inservice person where you are employed about the courses available through your job. There are several good nursing education companies that offer courses where they train you to be competent in placing PICC lines. I would check the various nursing journals you may read. I think you are looking to learn how to place PICC lines. Just be careful in the wording of what these courses offer. At the present there is no national recognition for a nurse to achieve an be considered to have a PICC certification. The course you take may or may not be recognized by your job or by a future job. I would contact the Infusion Nurses Society, www.INS1.org, and ask to speak to the Education Manager about this issue for more clarification and direction.

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