Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Facility leaves J loop open to air

Please help me.  I've been a nurse for too long.   I have never seen this and need direction to basic research regarding this.   I think I'm having so much trouble finding ANYTHING is because this is unheard of.   
I can't say too much about the facility but they do procedures under local anesthesia and we place IV's just in case.   They place the IV, J-loop, then close the locking mechanism and the end is just open.   There is no cap on the end.   

Is this acceptable by any stretch of the imagination?    I say hell to the no.  

 

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    Just brief outpatient procedures? The patient has the IV in for a few hours tops? Extremely tacky on it's face and just putting a cap on it wouldn't take 2 seconds to do, but odds of infection are extremely low, so is unrecognized meaningful blood loss. Is there a practical reason they do this for the procedural process that you may  not be aware of? Very strange but just put a cap on when they get to you and be done with it. It's not on you. If they direct you to not do that, leave. Or make a huge stink about it and be listened to or be asked to leave...your call. 

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.