Picc Line Cap Missing

I work night shift and in the morning i took a patient to the bathroom that was not assigned to me.

Picc line cap missing.

Missing cap on picc line. It s generally used to give medications or liquid nutrition. I saw her picc line and there was no cap on the end of it. For this procedure you do not need to wear gloves but your hands must be very sterile.

The steps are the same for a hickman or picc line. She reached under her right arm and said what s poking me. Pronounced pick the line is a type of vascular access device that allows fluids and medications to be given to a patient. A picc line or percutaneously inserted central catheter is a medical device that is placed into a vein to allow access to the bloodstream.

Why might i need a peripherally inserted central catheter or midline catheter. What is the best solution when you have found the cap off of one lumen of a triple lumen picc. Curos caps are designed to protect the ends of certain central venous iv lines such as picc lines for patients receiving long term iv antibiotics central venous catheters in hospitalized patients or infusaports that are accessed to allow cancer patients to receive chemotherapy. A picc line gives your doctor access to the large central veins near the heart.

The clamp was clamped. You need long term intravenous therapy. A picc line can help avoid the pain of frequent needle sticks and reduce the risk of irritation to the smaller veins in your arms. Air in the line can cause an air embolism a potentially serious condition where air gets into the veins.

The cap should always be closed when the line isn t in use to prevent air from getting inside. The cap on the end of each lumen of your catheter needs to be changed once a week. A picc line requires careful care and monitoring for complications including infection and blood clots. The catheter is non valved.

The picc is used for intermittent dosing of an antibiotic. The nurse caring for the patient assessed the picc at the beginning of the shift and everyt. You may need iv antibiotics germ killing medicine or chemotherapy medicine to treat cancer for weeks or months. Total parenteral nutrition liquid food and iv liquid may also be given through a picc line.

Specialties infusion posted may 2 2013.