PICC Excellence, a medical and nursing education company, created the CPUI credential in part so patients can verify that an individual clinician is trained and qualified to insert a central venous catheter. HARTWELL, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PICC Excellence, Inc. has launched and is expanding its Certified PICC Ultrasound Insertion (CPUI™) credentialing program. CPUI is an international certification program for clinicians and medical professionals who place peripherally inserted central IV catheters (PICCs). I am off the subject, this is another topic to blog on). The point is, with new technology available PICC nurses are advancing their skill sets. Having a broader certification in vascular access is more in line with the roles that PICC nurses serve in their jobs as Vascular Access/IV/infusion/PICC resource nurses. Attend a PICC line insertion training class between 8 and 16 hours in length 2. Receive clinical instruction from a staff member, typically a radiologist, other physician or nurse certified in PICC line procedures One PICC RN is staffed on the weekends. In addition, there isn't a true Certification for PICC nursing as true certification comes from established organizations like Infusion Nurses Society (INS) and American Nurses Association (ANA). You can be PICC competent after receiving the didactic and performing the required number of sticks. One certification which IS recognized nationally is the CRNI. That stands for Certified Registered Nurses Infusion. For information on PICC certification classes in your area, try the Infusion Nurses Society website: www.ins1.org. Typically, you can attend a one-day PICC certification workshop and then place a number of successful PICCs under supervision. PICC/Ultrasound Insertion Certification (CPUI). PICC Excellence™ is proud to offer our PICC Certification™ Program. This program provides the vascular access clinician validation of a higher level of knowledge and practice in the field of PICC placement. Unfortunately, the expectation that one can be certified in PICC insertion simply by taking a one day class is encouraged by companies that advertise certification granted solely after taking their one day, 8 hour or so PICC training class.
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