Section K5 & P1c

That is how we have been coding it, but the question keeps coming up. The rationale they are using is: If you can count KVO rate NS then you may only count 480cc of fluid intake. Yet if a pt. receives Vanco or something else in 250cc NS 4 x q day, the intake of NS would be 1000cc in 24 hours. You see what I'm saying? Looking at it from fluid intake, you are still getting that amount of fluid, irregardless if something is in it. Just curious what the general consensus was.
Thanks for your reply.

You are so right. I guess I have to keep that in mind. I am an MDS nurse consultant, I review MDS's for nursing homes before they submit them to state. We make corrections and recommendations trying to maxamize accuracy as well as reimbursement. Sometimes things like this makes it really aggravating.

But anyhow, thank you very much for your answer.