Topics About 'Picc'.

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...

Introduction When peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) became popular in the early 2000s, bedside nurses loved them. It was great for a patient to have a central line to draw blood and give intravenous (IV) meds. It was smaller in diam...

It is current practice to flush PICC lines with only 10 cc syringes to prevent rupture but I have additional questions that I can't find the answers to on the multiple web sites that I have searched. I've even contacted the PICC line makers and they ...

I'm curious as to why this would happen. This morning I was supposed to draw blood from a PICC line for labs. The patient let me know that the nurses the last few days have not gotten a return, so lab has been drawing his blood the last few days. Sur...

Hi everyone, I am a newly graduate registered nurse working on a busy general surgical and medical ward. I am also recently new to allnurses.com. I just have a quick question regarding PICC lines that perhaps some of you lovely nurses with ...

OK... I knew this would happen and I need advice.. So I just started my new position and I'm in the orientation phase, which is involving IV therapy training. I'm a LPN new grad and was in class today and the IV THERAPY RN NURSE came in and showed us...

I work on an Oncology unit where many pts have PICC lines. there are 3 drs that routinely start them for us. These drs say that we are not to use them to draw blood for labs. They have said that this will cause the line to collapse. At my hospital, t...

When using a PICC line that is heparin locked, do you pull off the heparin before using it?

Hi! I’m a new grad currently orienting to my unit and this question came up the other day. Basically, I was heparin locking a PICC at shift change. I disconnected the IV tubing, scrubbed the hub, attached a saline syringe and checked blood return the...

I work in a nursing home as an MDS nurse. Friday I arrive and immediately the floor nurse needs me to draw labs from a picc. Only RN can draw labs from a picc at our facility. So as the only RN in the building besides DON I go draw the labs. It all g...

Does anyone knows if we as LPN'S can start /mantainn/discontinue a PICC line? Thanks

I am IV certified and pretty sure they taught us in school that we can not flush PICC lines as LPNs. the facility I work for swears that I can. I read the law on flushing PICC lines in the state of Ohio but honestly I don't understand it. Does anyone...

I'm a recent new grad and I am kind of confused about picc lines. If you have a double lumen picc line does it matter which side you use for blood draws/infusions or are they the same? Also, are you supposed to take the cap off to draw blood or ...

Hi all! Just curious about some advice I got today. We have an excellent resource team who do procedures, moderate sedation, PICCs. We also call them for difficult IV starts when they have time. They are super nice and taught me how to start IVs with...

When drawing blood from a double lumen PICC line, which has TPN running do you 1/ Flush with 10mls of normal saline, pull back 10mls of blood discard and throw that away before taking your sample. 2/ Turn off TPN and wait for 30 mins and th...

I work in a SNF and we frequently have patients admitted with central lines and orders for IV ATBs. We use the IV infusion balls rather then pumps. Most of our patients will have double ports, a "purple" port for infusion and a "red" for blood draws....

I'm in home health and have a pt who recently had a PICC inserted for IV ABX infusion d/t osteomylitis. I tried drawing labs from PICC (singe lumen) but was unsuccessful. I was able to get less than 1cc of blood. His IV ABX infuses with no problems. ...

Approximately two years ago my role as a Hematology/Oncology RN changed to that of a Vascular Access Specialist at a children's hospital in Florida. This new and exciting journey has brought much growth, not only personally, as I have taken on the ch...

Last hospital I was at, had nurses NOT touching picc's for any reason. IV team did all the work connecting and disconnecting anything relating to the PICC including TPN. At current hospital, I was told I could interrupt the TPN running in the single ...