What's the most irritating thing on IV dressings/patches?

Aug 25, 2009 06:58 PM

by TKTK

What goes wrong most often when you are putting some IV dressings (ex. biopatch, tegaderm, etc.)?

*Mimi2RN* · Aug 26, 2009, 01:04 AM

Re: What's the most irritating thing on IV dressings/patches?

Do you mean what can go wrong after you have your catheter in place when you are applying the dressing? Or what kind of skin reactions can happen r/t the various dressings?

TKTK · Aug 26, 2009, 11:41 AM

Re: What's the most irritating thing on IV dressings/patches?

Both!

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What's the most irritating thing on IV dressings/patches?

What's the most irritating thing on IV dressings/patches?

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