We use PICC lines quite a bit in my facility. Our protocol is to flush it daily with 3cc of 100u heparin. Of course if you are administering medication you use the SASH method and if drawing blood...
As a Respiratory Therapist/RN/EMT i have seen it all and i can honestly say i must have an iron stomach!!! Nothing bothers me. I can talk about or even be in a procedure and then go get lunch. All...
I agree with Duckie. Nurses who are incompetent survive by kissing the right butts. I worked as a Respiratory Therapist in a facility where aides spoke about their sex live with patients, chewed...