Catherine Mackey

Hi all, please don’t judge me by asking this questions but. I need to know if PICC lines can be treated the same was a central line. PICC obviously stands for peripherally inserted central catheter, but for the purposes of medications such as IV potassium there are specific rates only to be done through a central line. Because it is inserted peripherally, do you still treat it that way? please refrain from any judge mental comments! Just trying to be the best nurse I can be! thanks

Hi guys, I have what may seem like a totally dumb question. If a doctor orders an IVPB med such as antibiotic or electrolyte but on Trissels it only says it’s compatible with the primary fluids at the Y site, do you just put it on its own pump and Y it BELOW the pump or would you pause the current primary fluids and hang the med with compatible fluids? This is a question mainly for antibiotics but really ANY med that is only compatible at the Y site. thanks!