I am hoping soemone can help me out here. Our Infectious Disease Doc is recommending I write a policy about not placing PICCs in patient's with bacteremia especially staph. I have never gotten a very clear picture of if it is OK or not. If a patient needs central access so they can receive long term antibiotics to cure this problem, isn't a PICC the best bet? I don't feel it is our VAT nurses decision to overide physicians orders. I guess what I need is literature to back me up one way or another...Help!
Sue Kilbourne
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