At our facility, if a patient requires a PICC and needs crutches to get around the Orthopedic department orders fore-arm crutches or a walker.
Betsy Harmon RN Alaska Native Medical Center Original Message: ----------------- From: Lilia Mullins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:20:07 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: forwarded question questionOn this same ortho thread; for those institutions whose patients with non-weight bearing limitations that have PICCS placed, what are your standards regarding use of crutches and PICCS? Thanks in advance, Lilia Mullins, RN, CRNI Clinical Supervisor First Hill - IV Therapy Seattle, WA 206 215-3211 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Kuykendall To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:16 PM Subject: forwarded question ----- Original Message ----- From: Wilkinson, Kimberly To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:01 AM Subject: question In our hospital, we have a Joint replacement unit. They do knees and hips, very intense program. The problem is that the anesthesiologist's place all the IV's in the hand, AC or inner wrist area. Of course this makes it difficult for the patients to do physical therapy. I am looking for articles to support my argument, that this is not a good idea. Thank you Kimberly Wilkinson Wilmington DE -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
