From a "us vs. them" thread that will surely soon be shut down, some interesting ways of organizing lines have been popping up.
We use popsicle sticks, but we don't tuck the lines under the stick. Lines go over the stick and are held in place with a rubber band that's stretched over it with it streched under both ends.
Can someone better describe the med cup version? I like the idea of the extra slack (especially for my mobile peds patients that don't know to be still!), but I can't picture it in my head what's going on there.
Oh, and for kids without many lines, but on monitors, I like to gather the cords and use the BP cuff to hold them to the bedrail. Especially for the little ones, it keeps the weight of the cords from pulling the leads/probe off. (And makes it easy to find the BP cuff when it's time for blood pressures!)
So what are your makeshift tricks? Us nurses are about the most ingenious people there are at "making it work." Lets have a happy thread sharing our successful ventures into creativity!
beesnest
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Anyone have photos?