October 28, 2022 • 14 mins
Many patients may not be aware of some of the specialized nursing care that is available in rural northwest Kansas. The outpatient nursing team at Norton County Hospital can provide many services that include, for example:
1. Placing PICC lines for various age groups, from pre-term babies to geriatric patients (ultrasound is the tool of choice for these insertions, as well as for difficult IV starts and lab draws)
2. Administering numerous specialty drugs, such as IVIG, Remicade, Humira, Tysabri, Methotrexate, Iron infusions, Xolair, Nucala, Herceptin, Reclast, Rabies vaccinations, Antibiotics and Blood products
3. Performing wound care, including wound vacs
4. Caring for and maintaining central lines such as Infusaports, Hickmans, TLIJ and TLSC
5. Therapeutic phlebotomies
1. Placing PICC lines for various age groups, from pre-term babies to geriatric patients (ultrasound is the tool of choice for these insertions, as well as for difficult IV starts and lab draws)
2. Administering numerous specialty drugs, such as IVIG, Remicade, Humira, Tysabri, Methotrexate, Iron infusions, Xolair, Nucala, Herceptin, Reclast, Rabies vaccinations, Antibiotics and Blood products
3. Performing wound care, including wound vacs
4. Caring for and maintaining central lines such as Infusaports, Hickmans, TLIJ and TLSC
5. Therapeutic phlebotomies
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