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
supply rooms on the unit that contain our maintenance IV fluids. Carrie

--- In NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com, <jbird@...> wrote:
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> 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 assignment
in PA out quality director (who is also a Joint Commission surveyor on the side)
said that most recently saline syringes have been considered a "medical supply"
and not a drug or medication so we are not locking them up at my current
hospital. Hope this helps.
>
> J. Foulk
>