RN MOM

Brandon you are very wrong. There are a lot of risk with placing a PICC line and the risk after a PICC line is placed.

In the past I have had the same problems with a doctor ordering PICC lines on patients that were on no IV medications, being discharged home on no IV medications (the PICC line would have been in less than 12 hours) patients that were contracted and for one time use for a CT. I also was told that even if the patient refuses the PICC line I had to place it because the doctor wrote the order. I also was told that I would be fired. When I told management that it was against the nurse practice act and the patients rights, I was told to product the nurse practice act and show a law, rule or regulation that would be violated. What law rule or regulation would be violated?