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Picc Lines..Sterile?

Hey guys

Just wondering...when you flush a piccc line or hook up or unhook a line do you guys use sterile technique?

The hospital I work at now says we don't have to use sterile technique anymore ... but we do for ports subclavian and broviacs...just wondering...

Also do you still listen for the air with a NG tube or do you check ph....

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We use very clean tecnique for flushing, blood draw, and unhooking fluid tubing. Because when someone is heparin locked off, the port is no longer sterile because it is hanging about on the patients arm. We use sterile technique for the dressing change.

Same as above. And yes, I listen for air with the NG tube.

Hi

We use same procedure as above for PICC's.

We do listen for air with N/G

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