JayMal

JayMal has 12 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Emergency.

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1. PICC Line Clarification

   JayMal replied to JayMal's topic in Infusion

   Hi, thanks for the information. One other question to clarify. For PICC lines specifically - Could the ports on the PICC be classified as proximal and distal? If so, and they are not premarked, how does one tell?

2. PICC Line Clarification

   JayMal replied to JayMal's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your help. I did not think they were cut, I heard it in passing. Pretty much it comes down to patient safety and labeling a triple lumen, or PICC is safer when marked by color then by medial distal proximal, since that type of label...

3. PICC Line Clarification

   JayMal posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are working to move to an EHR and have gotten stuck on a PICC line issue. Within the program is wants us to document the PICC line ports as distal proximal etc. Is a picc actually setup like this? I know tlcs are but I thought picc are cut to leng...

4. PICC Line Clarification

   JayMal posted a topic in Infusion

   hi, we are working to move to an ehr and have gotten stuck on a picc line issue. within the program is wants us to document the picc line ports as distal proximal etc. is a picc actually setup like this? I know tlcs are but I thought picc are cut to ...