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1. Chlorahexadine swabs vs alcohol swabs on needless ports

   Kidsfelt posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am interested in any reserach or best practice concerning the use of Clorahexadine vs alcohol on needles access to Central Lines. Last I had heard Clorahexadine was only for use on skin??? Thanks for any links to information.

2. Push Pull Method of Blood Draw

   Kidsfelt posted a topic in General Nursing

   I came across some articles on the Push Pull method of drawing blood. I wondered if anyone had experience with this or currently used this method? some of our patients have blood drawn from their PICCs several times a day and not having to discard ...

3. IV fluid Hang time

   Kidsfelt posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there, I am researching why we change packaged IV Fluids every 24 hours when the tubing is good for 72-96 hours? Logic tells me that the intact system would be more likely to remain free of contamination. I know there are some hospitals out ther...