Documenting an IV insertion?

Can anyone give an example of a documentation of an IV insertion? Thank you.

[vampiregirl, BSN, RN]

Does anyone ever document "using aseptic technique" or it this just a given? When writing reports for EMS, this is something we document.

The further I'm getting in my nursing courses, the more differences I'm finding between the 2 fields...

[meandragonbrett]

I always write: 16g A/C PIV placed x1 attempt. Flushes easily and with no c/o discomfort from pt. positive blood return. tegaderm applied....

[SweetTeaRN, BSN, RN]

emtrachel said:

Does anyone ever document "using aseptic technique" or it this just a given? When writing reports for EMS, this is something we document.

The further I'm getting in my nursing courses, the more differences I'm finding between the 2 fields...

I've never seen anyone chart that. I would think that it is a given in a hospital situation, except maybe in a trauma, but even then the ones I've seen have all been under aseptic conditions. I think this may be unique to EMS...a lot of facilities have P&P to restart a line placed in the field after 24hrs. or less due to field lines being possibly "contaminated" assuming EMS may not have the time or supplies readily available under certain circumstances when doing an IV start.