Transcription of PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC) …
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1 PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC) Learning Package Return Test to Educator By: Revised June, 2013 2 Table of Content Methods of evaluating competency & Objectives 3 Introduction & Overview of PICC 4 Anatomy & Physiology 6 Indications & Contraindications of PICC 8 Orders & Guideline for Physician notification 9 Nursing Responsibilities 10 PICC Dressings 11 Documentation Overview 13 PICC Flushing Procedural Guideline 16 Needle-less Connector Changes 19 Blood Sampling 21 Complications 23 Appendix A: Discontinuation & Removal 26 Appendix B.
4 INTRODUCTION Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) are catheters that are peripherally placed (i.e. the arm) but they are considered a central catheter because the catheter tip sits in the central circulation (i.e.
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