Ports, PICCs, TLCs Flashcards
Tunneled Catheters are designed for
long term use
Hickmans, Broviac, Hohn & Leonard are examples of what
Tunneled Catheters
T or F: Tunneled Catheters & Implanted ports are inserted in the OR or radiology room?
True
Who implants Non-Tunneled catheters?
Dr
Tunneled Catheters are used by which kind of patients?
Chronically ill patients, Dialysis
Tunneled Catheter transparent dressing should be changed every ____ or if soiled
week
Tunneled Catheter gauze dressing should be changed every ____ hours
48
Always use a ____ ml syringe when doing flushing or aspirating
10 ml syringe
After a blood draw from a picc line, you should flush how many liters and of what
20 ml of NS
After removing & replacing a picc line hub, you should flush with what?
5 ml of NS & Heprin
PICC lines are used for
therapies, blood collection and daily infusions
How many ml should you waste from a picc line
aspirate with a 10 ml syringe and waste atleast 5 ml then flush with 10 ml
what technique is used to flush a picc line?
positive pressure
How many ml should you flush when flushing a lumen in a picc line?
10 ml of saline per lumen followed by 3-5 ml of heprin, keep thumb on plunger and close cap
Check site for how many hours after CVAD is removed & how many hours before you change dressing?
24 hours; 24 hours
