[mitchsmom]

This may sound dumb...

what type of IV is it called when it's just a regular IV in the wrist?

My form says "IV type"...

[colleennurse]

I would call it a peripheral IV and then specify the location, but that is what we call it at my school...hope that helps

[Gompers]

My guess would be a PIV - peripheral IV.

(I mean as opposed to a central line, etc.)

[mitchsmom]

yeah I guess that should work

now, what's a more proper way of saying "top of the left hand"??

[Gompers]

Originally Posted by mitchsmom

yeah I guess that should work

now, what's a more proper way of saying "top of the left hand"??

We usually just chart "LH" for left hand. You don't usually have much room on the flowsheet except for two letters.

[Nancy2]

Originally Posted by mitchsmom

yeah I guess that should work

now, what's a more proper way of saying "top of the left hand"??

Dorsal left hand if you want to get fancy, but left hand works fine

[klone]

Is it an actual IV or a saline lock?

[mitchsmom]

It's an actual IV; I think dorsal was the word I was looking for

Thanks 'yall! I'm about to submit that baby... one more down!

[ahoye5199]

We abbreviate like crazy.... LFA= Left Forearm, RFA= Right Forearm, RAC= Right antecubital, etc. And it's assumed that it is a peripheral, as opposed to a central. We say PICC, or MP (Mediport) so, a right chest wall mediport would be= RCWMP (x1, or x2, depending on how many mediports) How's THAT for uncomplicated?