LesYou

LesYou has 7 years experience and specializes in Home Infusion.

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1. Help! Struggling with IV placement in hand

   LesYou replied to Guest1167668's topic in Infusion

   I agree with going in from the side on rolling veins. But not totally on the side, more like on the side of the top. I go in from the opposite side of the closest bone. If the vein rolls, it rolls up to the bone which then holds it in place. For posi...

2. PICC line emergency

   LesYou replied to LesYou's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you for your reply.

3. PICC line emergency

   LesYou posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hi there, My company’s patient education pamphlet for PICC lines states that in an emergency related to the PICC line, patients should lie on their left side with their head below the level of their hips. Could someone explain the rationale for ...

4. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   LesYou replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for your reply.

5. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   LesYou posted a topic in Infusion

   When you change a PICC or midline dressing, do you clean the tubing also? Specifically, the tubing from the insertion site to the hub. If so, what is your method? My company's policy does not mention doing this and most of the resources I've found on...

6. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   LesYou posted a topic in Home Health

   When you change a PICC or midline dressing, do you clean the tubing also? Specifically, the tubing from the insertion site to the hub. If so, what is your method? My company's policy does not mention doing this and most of the resources I've found on...