To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (include "Ask the Expert" in subject line). I am a vascular access nurse and am ...

If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by ...

The use of PICC lines in preterm infants increases the risk for systemic bacterial infections. The overall incidence of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) after PICC line removal is not ...

Percutaneous intravascular central catheter (PICC) lines are becoming increasingly used for reliable intravascular access in small infants. Although these lines are generally safe and effective, ...