A client has been admitted for a bone marrow transplant. On which type of central venous access device will the nurse provide teaching?

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A Hickman catheter is an external-lying central venous access device that is tunneled under the subcutaneous tissue, inserted into the superior vena cava, and anchored with a Dacron cuff. It is a modification of the Broviac catheter with thicker walls and was specifically designed for bone marrow transplants. The Groshong catheter is also an external-lying central venous access device but is has a distal 3-way slit valve designed to reduce the risk of clot formation at the distal tip. A subclavian line is meant for short-term acute care.

A Client Has Been Admitted for a Bone Marrow Transplant