Posted: October 17th, 2017

A male patient is to receive a percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC). He asks the nurse whether the insertion will hurt. How will the nurse reply

A male patient is to receive a percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC). He asks the nurse whether the insertion will hurt. How will the nurse reply?

A. “You will have general anesthesia so you won’t feel anything.”
B. “It will be inserted rapidly, and any discomfort is fleeting.”
C. “The insertion site will be anesthetized. Threading the catheter through the vein is not painful.”
D. “You will receive sedation prior to the procedure.”