Documenting an IV insertion?

20g IV gelco placed in right hand on 1st attempt.

Or

22g IV gelco placed in right hand on 2nd attempt X 2 nurses.

I'm sure someone has something more by the book but this is what I say.

Same as above...

plus I document the dressing, and the date due for the site to be rotated out. ~Ivanna

22g angiocath to rfa, inserted on 1st attempt. dated and signed. Jenn

I agree with previous posts, the only thing I could add is you can also say "good blood return, flushes well."

In my note, I always include tourniquet removed. This is a double check for me to ensure that I did remove it.

We had stickers printed out on our unit because of a new IV initiative. It includes date, time, number of attempts, 22 ga or whatever, how IV was secured (statlock, tegaderm, etc), flushes easily and good blood return check, and RN signature. Sticker gets put into the progress notes.

22ga PIV placed in L hand x 1 attempt, + blood return and flushes without resistance. Secured with tegaderm and tape, protective tent applied. Heplocked per protocol. Pt tolerated s complication. Will con't to monitor.

very informative

18g CIV placed in the R FA without difficulty on first attempt, blood cultures x 1 and labs drawn from IV start. Pt tolerated procedure well, site c/d/i without redness or irritation.

20g PIV placed in the L FA on second attempt - pt is a difficult IV start. Pt tolerated procedure well, 500ml 0.9% NS hung w/o per MD order. IV site is without swelling or redness, will continue to monitor.

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 love ibex! ?

We just click click about 5-8 boxes and here's what it read on the chart: the words in black are already present, the words in red vary based on what choice boxes we click. Example:

"patient's id verified by hospital id bracelet. Reason for procedure is medication administration. Procedure performed at 0900 hrs. Site was cleaned and prepared with appropriate topical cleansing agent. Size of catheter is 20g placed in the right forearm in 1 attempt. Catheter was flushed with 10 ml of normal saline post placement. No redness, no swelling, no adverse reaction noted. Sterile dressing applied to site. Labs were drawn at time of placement, catheter flushed post access. Emotional support was needed and was provided. 1 additional staff was required due to pt's. Age. Pt. Tolerated procedure well. Procedure performed by person documenting."

10 clicks and all that gets charted. The more you click, the more it charts (like using anesthetics or collecting blood cultures for example.)

Cheers