dressing changes and protocol/procedures for DVT in PICC Arm

[Helen lazeration]

Need some help with two items:     Just need an informal survey on how many facilities have their IV/PICC Teams do the routine dressing changes or if the nursing staff do the changes and how everyone feels about the nursing staff on the floors doing the routine dressing changes.       Also, if there are any facilities out there who have physicians leave a PICC in place with a DVT and anti-coagulate the patient to try and break down the DVT?  If so, do you have a policy/procedure in place for this scenario that you would be willing to share?   Helen Lazeration, CRNI Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, Alaska