Re: reverse tapering

[Cheryl Kelley]

So why are we using the reverse taper? To make thing more convenient for the 
nurse? Less messy for the patient? Biopatch at time of insertion?  Really I 
would rather give the patient a line that will be successful, without 
complications, and dealing with a dressing change in 24 hours is not a big 
deal.  I will admit thought  that in patient's  on Coumadin, it is nice to 
"plug" the skin nick, but really we have been successful with applying a 
small pressure dressing on these sites.

Cheryl Kelley
PICC Nurse and Infusion Consultant
                   and
PICC Nurse at West Virginia University Hospitals
304-823-3196    or     304-669-3061