Peripherally inserted central catheters ... to insertion of a PICC. Nurses caring for patients with PICCs must be properly educated in device use, site care, and catheter maintenance, as well ...

Xing Hong is a nurse at Shanghai General Hospital. She is the only candidate from Shanghai to be nominated for this year's ...

Heads up!” According to the Mayo Clinic, a PICC line, or a peripherally inserted central catheter, is a “long, thin tube that's inserted through a vein in your arm and passed through to the ...

This patient will require a different type of central catheter. The presence of upper extremity or subclavian thrombosis is another contraindication for bedside PICC insertion, whether or not ...