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The hospital I work for as a student nurse requires that before pondering a PICC line, the nurse must first order labs for BUN/creatinine?

I meant to ask the nurse about this but it slipped my mine.

Does anyone know the reason for this?

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The hospital I work for as a student nurse requires that before pondering a PICC line, the nurse must first order labs for BUN/creatinine?

I meant to ask the nurse about this but it slipped my mine.

Does anyone know the reason for this?

Check this out...

https://allnurses.com/critical-care-nursing/picc-line-contraindications-958168.html

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