Question for experienced nurses...do you have tips and tricks for stopping backflow of blood into the line or the bag of fluids when the fluids don't need to be run under pressure?
Especially if the line has to be disconnected for patient to get up or for administering something else in between. I did this and the blood in the IV line made its way back to the bag so we had to change the whole bag of fluids. Also is it correct to change the bag if there's some blood in it from the patient's own cannula?