IV stop times

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My hospital is now making us document the stop time of all IV piggybacks and IV bolus infusions- both outpt and inpt. I'm just wondering if other places are requiring this.

Yes for IV boluses. Everyone always just put one hour after the start time though.

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If you currently do not do this, it is coming to your facility shortly. I guess, from a paper pushers perspective it is a wonderful idea. From a practical standpoint, I don't know how few patients you would have to have to get all these requirements done like they are supposed to be done. Pain relief in 30 min for iv, 1 hr for po, 30 min for one ivpb, 1 hr for another, 90 min for another, 3 hr for another, 8 hr for iv fluids or 12hr or 24hr or or or. Its enough to drive a person nuts.

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