PICC Excellence Online Education

Advanced Ultrasound Assessment
for PICC Placement

$225.00 online study program
3.5 contact hours

Advanced Ultrasound Assessment for PICC Placement

This education program is for clinicians who want to learn to place PICC Lines using Ultrasound technology. Learning to use ultrasound to aid critical thinking for vein selection is the essence of an advanced assessment program. Developing scanning techniques and assessment protocols that take full advantage of the technical and clinical benefits of bedside ultrasound shoud be a goal of all health care professionals inserting vascular access devices. As we more fully incorporate the use of available technologies into practice, our goal is not just to achieve greater success with access device placement, but to increase patient safety and satisfaction through advanced practice initiatives designed to increase optimal outcomes. Ultrasound can guide us to greater success with PICC placement, directed by sound judgment and advanced assessment. Below are the course topics for this training program, designed to take a more detailed look at the use of ultrasound devices, their controls and techniques for better venous visualization.