PICC Line Teaching 1817

PICC Line

Instructed patient what should you know about  caring for your midline catheter: Loop extra tubing: If you have long tubing attached to your catheter, loosely loop the tubing  together, and secure it with tape. This will help prevent the PICC or midline catheter from being pulled out of your arm by  accident.

Last updated November 13, 2017

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