PICC and Midline Catheters: Care and Complications
Course Description
Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and midline catheters (MLC) are frequently seen in clinical use today. Although these catheters are inserted into peripheral veins, nursing care of the patient, routine catheter management and complication prevention differs greatly from short peripheral catheters. PICCs and MLCs look very similar, but their tip locations are quite different.
PICC and Midline Catheters: Care and Complications online infusion education course provides the information you need to correctly assess the type of catheter your patient has, safely infuse all medications and fluids through each catheter, perform routine care and assess and manage complications.
Learning Objectives
Compare and contrast MLC and PICC characteristics.
Differentiate between the types of fluids and medications that can be infused through MLC and PICC.
Identify the criteria for routine nursing assessment.
Outline the considerations for preventive nursing interventions:
Catheter securement and dressing
Components of the infusion system
Infusion pressure
Catheter flushing
Blood sampling
Define the risk associated with catheter repair.
Express the concerns about catheter removal.
Identify the criteria for prevention and management of Phlebitis
Catheter-related thrombosis
Catheter lumen occlusion
Catheter-related infections
Catheter tip migrationEvaluate the medical record, patient history, and clinical factors that impact care of the infusion patient.
Course Instructor
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Contact Hours
Cost
After successful completion of this course you will recieve 4.0 contact hours.
Place your online infusion education order in our online store.
Orders are received in our office and processed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
After processing, you will receive an email with instructions about how to access the course. This information will contain an activation code, which is a series of letters and numbers. This code is entered once for you to set up a user identification and password that you can easily remember.
Courses may be one, two, or multiple modules. You can work at your own pace, starting and stopping when it suits your schedule. NOTE: Our courses do not have sound. You read the material at your own pace.
After you have worked through all the course material, take the post-test and complete the evaluation. You will have 3 attempts to pass the test, however a passing score of 80% or better is required. Please make sure you have the required time to complete the post-test because you cannot start and stop this at will.
Upon successful completion, you will be able to download your certificate of completion.
Dont forget to access additional information in each course library. These resources are linked within the course but you can have access to each resource without scrolling through the entire course.
