We currently have a policy that patients admitted with any type of central line must have CXR tip confirmation before it is used, but that is our inpatient setting. We have not addressed this ourselves in the outpatient setting, unless Heather has dealt with this lately. This policy has proven to be appropriate, as we have found migrated lines. We had one that was lower SVC, which migrated into the azygous between chemo admissions.
Leigh Ann
Leigh Ann
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:04 AM
Subject: Re-xraying PICCs
At our facility, outpatients coming in for medication therapy through their piccs must have a location confirming CXR if the picc is not being accessed every 24 hours. We now have a patient coming into our ambulatory care unit for medication administration every 7 days via his picc and the nurses are not happy about getting a CXR each time. What are the rest of you doing?
Thank you,
Laura
Laura Cordell, CMSRN, Resource Unit Clinician
CNA Educator
Central Washington Hospital
Ext:2626
Cell phone: 509-433-4801
Confidentiality Disclaimer:
This e-mail message, including attachments, may contain confidential
or privileged information and is for the sole use of the intended
recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this
message or any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please immediately contact the sender
by reply e-mail and destroy the message.
This e-mail message, including attachments, may contain confidential
or privileged information and is for the sole use of the intended
recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this
message or any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please immediately contact the sender
by reply e-mail and destroy the message.
