Do you have to use a separate syringe for each lumen on a multi-lumen PICC (as in 3 NS prefill syringes, and 3 heparin prefill syringes if flushing a triple-lumen PICC) and, if so, why? Also, if...
if surgeons don't leave specific dressing change orders for their incisions, then what is the consensus on cleansing and dressing simple incisions such as a hip or knee incision w/staples. ns/gauze?...
I have a question regarding PICCs (or central lines, in general). I have seen nurses flush all three lumens of a Triple-lumen PICC with a single 10ml prefill NS syringe and then a single heparin...