Does anyone have a post -procedure instruction sheet? I have to come up with one for the nurses on the floor and for the ordering MD. instuctions on complications to look for , when to call the VAT and or MD. Our supervising MD suggested something like what post op care instructions would look like. I think I will have to make 3 different ones, patient,floor nurses and MD/PA/NPÂ this last one will have also have attatched order sheet for flush protcol, and dressing changes. I was hoping someone already had one, that would give me a head start. Too many people are trying to give in put on what should be in it.
      Thanks for your input
Nothing like this out there arleady?????????????????????????????????????????
Staff R.N. with no affiliation to any product or health care company(your basic front line grunt/wage slave)
Click on the download tap (top of page) go to Education for Staff and Patients.
I quickly found this... http://nih.kramesonline.com/HealthSheets/3,S,86512
When to Call Your Doctor
Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following:
Redness, swelling, or warmth at your insertion site
Drainage or pus from your insertion site
Medicine or fluids that do not drain from the bag into your PICC
Tubing that splits or leaks
Site around catheter bulges
Bleeding around the PICC site
Skin pulls away from the PICC site
Fever above 100.4°F or shaking chills
Shortness of breath or any chest pain
I'm sure there is more you can use.
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Peter Marino R.N. BSN CRNI VA-BC Hospital based staff R.N. with no affiliation to any product or health care company.
The patient instruction booklet from the manufacturer is a great tool.
You can also add this from SHEA:
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/BSI_F.pdf
Mari Cordes, BS RN
Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center