Can anyone cite a reference that details what PPE the assistant to the PICC inserter should be wearing in a bedside procedure? We are merging policy and I do not believe that the assistant needs to wear sterile gloves and a sterile gown for a picc line or cvc insertion (unless it is isolation PPE, non-sterile).
Thanks.
Genine Schwinge, RN, ANP-BC,PNP,VA-BC
Vascular Access Coordinator
Interventional Radiology/Nursing
It would depend on what that assistant is actually doing during the procedure. For instance, do they have any tasks involving holding the sterile US probe, passing sterile supplies to the inserter, etc? Are they strictly there to address patient needs, positioning, anxiety, move equipment in the room?
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
They are really an observer. The policy we are looking at asks for cap,mask,sterile gown and gloves if the asistant comes within 3 feet of the patient. I just wondered if anyone else was dressing their assistants and observers differently?