Mr know it all

Mr know it all specializes in picc line nurse.

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1. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   Mr know it all replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health

   Just to note, gently cleaning that tubing is tricky business. It is easy to re-tear the skin around the actual insertion site. It is a thing to be proud of when you see the skin grown over and around that area. Try not to move tubing, dab dab dab, t...

2. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   Mr know it all replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health

   other than cleaning swabs, alcohol pads, of course.

3. PICC dressing change - clean the tubing?

   Mr know it all replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health

   Saline flushes keep the tubing clean, but only the required cc amount. Then Heparin will 'lock' the picc line tubing with an even safer solution for the mid term time until next, TPN 'feeding'. That limited Heparin amount designated with physician c...