I was reviewing the INS 2011 Standards of Practice and noticed when discontinuing a PICC line it states to apply a petroleum based ointment and a sterile dressing to seal the tract. This is not my current practice so I am wondering what other folks do post discontinuation of the line.
Thanks for your input
Thea
There has been lots of discussion about this topic so you can find that by using the Search function at the top of the page. It might help to know what others have said in the recent past. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
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