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Course
Title:
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Managing
PICCs - Module 13
Complications |
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Credits:
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2
Contact Hours |
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Cost:
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$20.00 |
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Description:
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This
module discusses the two general
classifications of complications: local
and systemic associated with PICC lines.
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Author:
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Professional
Learning Systems, Inc. |
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Learning
Objectives:
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- Identify
three local infections common to PICCs.
- Identify
Describe five factors which increase a
patient's predisposition for sepsis.
- Describe
three negative catheter events.
- Using the
nursing process, outline preventative
measures which should be used to minimize
phlebitis, sepsis and loss of patency for
a patient with a PICC.
- Describe
the signs and symptoms for phlebitis,
venous thrombosis, catheter occlusion
which you might see when monitoring a
patient with a PICC.
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