PICC and CVC Complications-Identification and Management
$60.00 – 2.0 contact hours
Welcome to the PICC Excellence comprehensive training program on the management of PICC complications. While PICCs are the safest type of central venous access device available today, complications can and do still occur. The PICC and CVC Complications Identification and Management program provides information on how to recognize and handle these complications in the most efficient and effective manner possible. This program discusses some of the more common complications associated with PICCs including:
• Phlebitis
• Infections
• Thrombosis
• Catheter occlusions
• Catheter migration
• Catheter rupture
• Hemorrhage
• Nerve damage
• Stuck guidewire
• Arterial access
• Inability to remove a PICC.
This program reviews each of these complications on an individual basis, providing a comprehensive review of each. We review the signs and symptoms of each complication and provide information to help you identify these complications; we also instruct treatment options for each problem and show you ways to prevent and avoid the complication.
The program includes a manual which can be downloaded for future reference. Successful completion of the post-test with a score of 80% or higher is necessary to receive continuing education credits for this program.
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