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PICC service Scope of Practice

Does anyone have a scope of practice for PICC nurses they are willing to share?

Thanks

Chris Cavanaugh
There is a scope of practice

There is a scope of practice for an infusion nurse on p. S6 of the the INS 2006 standards.

Chris Cavanaugh, CRNI

Chris Cavanaugh, RN, BSN, CRNI, VA-BC

msiegelrn
Chris is correct in her
Chris is correct in her response. The INS has offered a good generic Scope of Practice. I have done some research on the Scope of Practice for different states across the country and they vary greatly. Generally speaking there are no specific SOP for "PICC nurses". Most boards of nursing will not give a laundry list of procedures that a nurse can or cannot do with the obvious exceptions (surgery, implanting ports, etc.). The common thread among states is that whatever a nurse is doing he or she has proper education, training, competency and organizational policies and procedures to back them up.

Marvin Siegel RN CRNI

Director of Clinical Services

Town Total Health

NY, NY

Lawrence Rojas
OK, so let's take this topic

OK, so let's take this topic on a parallel road:

I need to know which of your states allow the PICC nurse to check for placement of the PICC on the xray and give a prelim reading so the floor nurses can use the line right away. obviously the radiologist has the official read and the line would be adjusted, if needed, according to what they say.

if anyone has supporting documentation for this, I would appreciate a copy. The MS State Board of Nursing's statement is that it is out of the scope of practice. From talking to them, they won't make it easy to even talk to them about it. 

seems someone in Jackson, MS is putting together a package to present the board again, but they won't tell me who it is so I can talk with them. I'm working on getting with them, hoping my rep can help out. so if someone in Jackson, MS knows who that person is, please tell them to get hold of me.

THANKS!!!

Lawrence Rojas RN

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Radiology Dept.

Garden Park Medical Center

Gulfport, MS

Lawrence Rojas RN

Radiology Dept.

Garden Park Medical Center

Gulfport, MS

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