Muffin Monday: PTC Drains

March 16, 2026

Inservice for nursing staff, including hands-on skills, reviewing need, placement procedures, proper care, and maintenance of percutaneous cholangiogram drainage systems

Target Audience

RN

Learning Objectives

  1. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to differentiate between an internal-external and an external PTC drain.
  2. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to describe the MRCP and ERCP procedures.
  3. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to explain the process of changing a PTC dressing.
  4. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to recognize proper care orders for PTC drains in a patient chart.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
03/16/2026
Course expires: 
03/30/2026
Event starts: 
03/16/2026 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
03/16/2026 - 7:30pm EDT
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UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Merel Duursma BSN, RN

 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.5 contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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