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Elizabeth.Raucci
Removal of PICC lines
Currently, my IV team and the surgical PA's are the only staff competent to remove PICC lines.  However, the IV Team has been downsized and no longer cover the house 24/7.  Do other facilities have RN's other than IV Team members D/C PICC lines?  Thank you for your feedback
amaguila2009
Our floor nurses do. If you

Our floor nurses do. If you plan to implement this in your institution, you should plan for a massive education effort and and ongoing one at that.

Angelo M. Aguila, MSN, RN, VA-BC
Vascular Access Nurse
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rivka livni
On our PICC cart we keep a

On our PICC cart we keep a PICC Removal competency check form. When a RN calls us to remove a PICC we teach her how to do it, going through the form, sign it, give it the the manager for the nurse's personal file and that verifies the she is now competent to remove a PICC.

At this point on every nursing unit we have at least 3 RN who can remove PICC and since the last step on the form we pass them on is to report to us every PICC removal, they leave us a message on the lines they remove, which in turns helps us keep track of our line removals.

lynncrni
Documented competency is the

Documented competency is the key to this procedure by nurses other than PICC-RNs. 

 

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI

www.hadawayassociates.com

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

Daphne Broadhurst
Floor nurses and home care

Floor nurses and home care nurses are trained to remove PICCs in our region.  

Daphne Broadhurst
Desjardins Pharmacy
Ottawa, Canada

Daphne Broadhurst
Desjardins Pharmacy
Ottawa, Canada

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