ajwill

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1. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

   ajwill replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I work at a small community hospital about 200 beds. We have 2 IV RN's on days and 2 IVRN"S on 3-11. Our night shift position was recently eliminated. On weekends, we go down to one on each shift. I...

2. Seldinger PICC/Boards that approve RN to perform

   ajwill replied to acree's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Regarding the use of the Seldinger method for PICC inserton, we are currently looking at the Site Rite from Bard. It requires the use of the Seldinger technique.This is basically insertion of a...

3. PICC flushes

   ajwill posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Help! We are beginning to discharge more patients with PICC lines back to long-term care facilities. Many do not have IV certified staff and have to contract with home health care to come in weekly...