Madam PICC

Madam PICC specializes in PICC nurse for 6 years.

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1. IV therapy-any good guessers here?

   Madam PICC replied to Blackcat99's topic in Infusion

   Chvostek's is the most correct in the absence of the Trousseau sgn. Good luck on boards

2. INS Guidelines

   Madam PICC replied to A pharmacist's topic in Infusion

   The INS has now offered the new standards of practice for the e readers. The Barnes and nobles has a free app for computer and the cost the of the guidelines is only 15.00 instead of the book format it is much more reasonobly priced. Hope this will h...

3. Power injection and long PIV

   Madam PICC posted a topic in Infusion

   We have been utilizing the longer PIV when we use ultrasound for our difficult acces patients for CT and MRI for about a year at least. One of the CT technologist has said that we should not be using the longer PIV because thay are not power injectio...

4. Looking for US Guided Perpherial IV insertion policies and Nurse competencies.

   Madam PICC replied to danfif's topic in Infusion

   There is also a class offered at the AVA conference one of the breakout sessions she was very helpful when I made our policy and procedure, we made it very specific for the nurse.:)

5. Ultrasound for Peripheral IV's

   Madam PICC replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Infusion

   I have been using the ultrasound to place PIV for about 6 years now. I starting when I was evaluating ultrasound that were going to be used for PICC placement which I had not gone to the training program yet, so I needed some way to get an idea of us...

6. Ultrasoudn Guided Peripheral IV

   Madam PICC replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Infusion

   Hey Craig the first time I read your thread I also thought that you had place a PIV in the patient Brachial but when I read it again I saw it was a PICC. I think for PIV placement brachial vein should not be used but for a PICC it is an acceptable si...

7. Ultrasoudn Guided Peripheral IV

   Madam PICC replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Infusion

   That would be great I would be interested in seeing that article please let me know where to find it so i can use it for our policy. Thanks

8. Ultrasoudn Guided Peripheral IV

   Madam PICC replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Infusion

   Thanks, I know. I will be training a few experienced nurses on each trauma floor to use the ultrasound that they currently have on their units and then they will be the ones to use the skill not teach the skill. It will be taught by me and overseen b...

9. Seminars for Infusion Skills?

   Madam PICC replied to qaqueen's topic in Infusion

   You might try your Hospital education they might host one. There is also perivascular that has classes at different locations. If your hospital has an IV team you might go with them for a day or two till you get the hang of it. The class has valuable...

10. PICC insertion post Pacemaker placement

    Madam PICC posted a topic in Infusion

    Hello, I am a PICC nurse with 6 years of experience in placing PICC lines. I do not currently place a PICC line if a pacemaker; ie new wires, has just been placed. I was informed this several years ago by a cardiologist and it has just stuck. Recentl...

11. Ultrasoudn Guided Peripheral IV

    Madam PICC replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Infusion

    I am also working on a program to teach a select few on US PIV placement. I would like to know how is yours going. I was going to use the main problems associated with PIV placement. I am also going to use these select few as an early assement tool. ...

12. Phlebotomy thru port?

    Madam PICC replied to rusty55's topic in Infusion

    Lynn Hadaway spoke about this in her blog

13. Data Collection

    Madam PICC posted a topic in Infusion

    Hello, Anyone doing data collection for PICC insertions. Question? When a PICC is placed at the bedside and the nurse has to go back to retract R/T length adjustment does this count as successful insertion. I was under the assumption any PICC placed...

14. Can you guys help me with this?

    Madam PICC replied to SillyStudent's topic in Infusion

    There are a few problems going on withthis patient. First the patient had a CVA with affected R sided weakeness. The IV should not have been placed in the R arm because of lymphedema complications. Second if the patient was having generalized edema t...

15. PICC training needed. ALL options open, whatever it takes.

    Madam PICC replied to RN Randy's topic in Infusion

    Hey sounds like you've been busy. If it's experience you wish in PICC's there are jobs open for PICC/IV therapy team in maryland at Good samaritan hospital. check it out. Good luck:idea: