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Have any of you used a extended dwell piv? We are currently looking at the powerglide, but have not heard anything great about them. Do you use these at your hospital? What are the pros and cons of these catheters? What is the difference between the powerglide and powerwand? How were you able to implement them in your facility? How did you bill for this device? Thank you.

I was wondering if this has happened to anyone, and what the correct action is. I entered a patients room and during my assessment noticed that blood had been drawn from a picc line and not flushed. I am not sure how long the lumen had been full of blood. I attempted to aspirate the old blood from the lumen with no success. Is this a appropriate time to use cathflow, or could attempting to instill the cathflow force a clot into the patients system? Thanks.

Thank you. I am assuming that you worked in a cath lab at one point. Did you need the critical care course? Some people have been telling me without the hospital offering me the critcal care course the contract is not worth it. I was trying to get the course included in my contract, but was told if that is what I want then ICU is a better place for me.

I am a tele/medsurg nurse with 3 years experience. I have been offered a position in the cath lab at the hospital i am currently working in. I am very interested in advancing my career. They want me to sign a two and 1/2 year contract, and if i do not stay i must repay 6,000 dollars. I will also be inserting picc lines which I just got certified to do. I am wondering if a contract like this is normal? I will be getting great experience, but I am nervous about such a long contract. It is a very small lab that is only diagnostic. Thank you for your help.