What type of information should we be tracking for our PICC placements? And is there a better way than setting up an Excel spreadsheet. We have done none of this in the past and I would like to make this a goal for this year. My problem is that I will create something that will be a nightmare to keep up with....so what are others doing? Thanks, Barb
Can you send a copy of the blank database?
Thanks in advance
CHIRTH
If you have 'frequent flyers' with multiple admissions or multiple insertions; do you record this under different records or does it allow you to keep a 'history' for one patient on all admissions????
Susan Schuetrumpf, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Atlanta GA
I too am very interested in the IV-tx software that has been mentioned. Could someone please send me the info as well. Thanks, Barb
Barbara A. Hewitt, RN CRNI
IV Clinical Educator
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Barbara A. Hewitt, RN CRNI
IV Clinical Educator
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
Hello everyone! I am the author of the IV-Tx software mentioned below. If anyone would like more information on the system...feel free to contact me at my personal email address:
gack(at)gack-apps(dot)com
Sorry for being cryptic with the email...I get far too much spam as it is already from web spiders trolling forums...digging up email addy's for spam lists :)
I am presently updating my website to include information on this system and hope to have that available as early as tomorrow maybe even...surely by weeks end. Until such time, please email me for additional information.
Brian Gackenbach RN, BSN, CRNI
University of Louisville Hospital
brianga(at)ulh(dot)org
Brian Gackenbach RN, BSN, CRNI
University of Louisville Hospital
brianga(at)ulh(dot)org
I am very interested! Please send me more info... Thanks
Simang
Very informative post. it is pretty useful I hope you will more updates very soon. offshore it
I am currently using the first even national PICC Registry. Using this type of data collection tool you are given an opportunity to see your data and how your data compares to others! How do you know how good you are if you don’t compare yourself? Physicians are in many comparative data bases, why aren’t nurses?
I have been able to use the national PICC registry to prove my value to administration, thru decreasing LOS. Proven need for FTEs when others are cutting back. Having the ability to demonstrate my success compared to others I am using that data to move to placing CVCs in our ICU. I hope to be publishing from this comparative data very soon. The possibilities are endless.
Can you send me the information for PICC data as well? We do everything manually and it is a nightmare. Thank you!
E-mail me at [email protected] for information on the National PICC Registry.
Thanks to all of you that have reached out to get more information on compareative data collection and see the value and impact it can have on moving the speciality of vascular access forward. Please do keep in touch!