PICC Line Teaching 2242
Instructed patient drink plenty of water. Staying hydrated helps keep clots from forming. Instructed patient call your provider right away if coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath, a racing or irregular heartbeat, muscle stiffness or trouble moving tightness in your arm, above the catheter site.
Reviewed March 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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