PICC Line Teaching 1820
Instructed patient about when should you seek
immediate help? Call nurse or go to the emergency room if: The area around where the catheter enters your skin looks red,
feels warm or painful, or it is oozing fluid. You see a red line going up your arm from the place where the catheter enters your
skin. Your arm will also be painful.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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