The continuing nursing of PICC for breast cancer patients

Objective This paper introduces the development and implementation of PICC continuing nursing mode for breast cancer patients when they are in the hospital or leave the hospital.Methods In this mode,all the nurses were trained to well attend PICC and manifested standard procedures of PICC continuing nursing.All patients received repeated health educations in different grading as well as they left hospital.Nursing team leaders were responsible for the continuing nursing.We would recommend files for patients leaving hospital with PICC,also supply 24 hr service of PICC continuing nursing and telephone consultation for them.Results The continuing nursing mode between family and hospital as well as patients and nurses was formed to provide timely,convenient,continuous and whole-process nursing care for breast cancer patients with PICC.The compliance of PICC continuing nursing was 100%,and the patient satisfaction rate was 100%.Conclusion The implementation of the continuing nursing mode achieved good effect and was approved by the patients.\r\n\r\nKey words: \r\nBreast cancer;  PICC;  Continuing nursing