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Tue, 12/16/2014 - 07:33
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Bridget Gegorski
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IV preparation delivery to floor with needle attached
We have need to send patient specific subcutaneous IV preparations to our floors. The nurses are asking we send the preparations with a subcutaneous needle primed and attached so they do not lose any medication in the needle (these are small doses so 0.1mL lost to the needle could easily be 25% of the dose). Has anyone done this successfully? I am concerned that the needles could fall off during transport. I have asked the technicians to put these preparations into separate sealed bags when delivering. I know there has to be a better way to do this. Suggestions?
