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RE: [NIHMBL] Saline Flushes in ICU

We keep our saline flushes in the bedside carts in the rooms and when
the RN is not in the room the carts are locked. (it's a simple
alpha-code lock - same in every room!)



Amy Kreeger RN MS FNP CCRN

Clinical Educator and Subject Matter Expert
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
200 Exempla Circle
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
Office: 303-689-6996
Pager: 303-897-3166
Fax: 303-689-5147
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:29 pm

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Our current policy is to stock saline syringes for flush in bedside carts in each patient's room. Our unit is locked and our staffing is never greater than... 		Susan Gerhardt
sdg63800
Offline Send Email 		Jun 30, 2009
10:26 pm

We keep our saline flushes in the bedside carts in the rooms and when the RN is not in the room the carts are locked. (it's a simple alpha-code lock - same in...
Kreeger, Amy
amykreeger
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11:26 pm

We have needed to do the same thing. Yes by Joint Commission standards - saline is a drug! We keep our's locked. Roberta Roberta Basol RN, MA, NE-BC Director;...
Basol, Roberta
robertabasol
Offline Send Email 		Jun 30, 2009
11:26 pm

So if saline is a drug, do you have an order for all saline flushes?...
Susan Gerhardt
sdg63800
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5:40 pm

Yes, we do require an order. Roberta Roberta Basol RN, MA, NE-BC Director; Intensive/Surgical Care and Clinical Practice ext. 54110 pager 89-0364 ... From:...
Basol, Roberta
robertabasol
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2:01 am

Is it a generic order placed at the start of each new line? Do you have an order for each line?...
Susan Gerhardt
sdg63800
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10:52 pm

One order to flush all SL q shift. ________________________________ From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Gerhardt ...
Joyce Chambers
jchambers1956
Offline Send Email 		Jul 16, 2009
4:17 pm

yes ________________________________ From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Gerhardt Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:37...
Joyce Chambers
jchambers1956
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10:52 pm

We have no supplies or flushes in the pt room. All is kept in the supply/med room. It has taken about 6 months for staff to get used to this (supplies only)...
Joyce Chambers
jchambers1956
Offline Send Email 		Jun 30, 2009
11:27 pm

We also keep our saline flushes locked in our Pyxis in a supply/med room. Make work more challenging for the nurses and rest assured, they'll come up with...
suelewrn
Offline Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
10:31 pm

Susan, I do interim management and for the past several years we have always kept Saline locked for the reasons you state below. However, at my current...
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jynae.foulk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
10:25 pm

We just had our survey with only 6 directs and 14 indirects. NS flushes were considered medication since they are used to flush a line and were considered no...
Joyce Chambers
jchambers1956
Offline Send Email 		Jul 5, 2009
5:48 am

Yes, we also consider the saline flushes "medical supplies" per JC guidelines and do not lock up in our patient room supply areas. We do also have locked...
cdrnfne
Offline Send Email 		Jul 5, 2009
5:48 am

We also keep saline flushed behind locked doors with the IV fluids. We just had our Joint Commission visit about 8 months ago and they were still quoting that...
darlaphardy
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
5:28 pm

Thank you all for your responses; they are much appreciated! I do find it interesting that several places have gotten feedback from TJC that the pre-filled NS...
Susan Gerhardt
sdg63800
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
5:29 pm

I understand that if you use a locking cart in the room it has to be secured. A cart on wheels does not meet JC standards if meds are in the cart. Roberta ...
Basol, Roberta
robertabasol
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
5:43 pm

We have had to rearrange our IV stock and flushes as well as they are now considered medications. Our IV bags now are in a locked storage room across the hall...
Barb Morris
Barbara1776
Offline Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
10:28 pm

We keep our flushes in the locked med room....
Stephanie Caduhada
snazcad
Offline Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
10:29 pm

We keep them in the room in a locked drawer. The nurses have a universal key on their badge. Terrie Fontenot RN,BSN,CCRN...
Terrie Fontenot
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Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
10:31 pm
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