Brooksy86

I do these almost on a daily basis in our ER which is why I wanted to add this, but I wasn't sure if there should be additional info like how we verified placement since there is both flushing and drawing as well as changing to a long view on the ultrasound and visualizing the catheter in the vein. Things of that nature. The CDC and Infusion Nurses Society has guidelines about everything in relation to normal IV's but I can't find anything for this. Though it shouldn't matter what hospital it's for but since this is going to be a stencil for the entire V.A. system I really want to make sure this is done right the first time.

I have been helping overhaul some of the policies for documentation. I just finished the guidelines outlining standard PIV's but want to add an option in our software stencil for Ultrasound based IV but I can't find any literature about what extra's need to be added for that procedure. Can anyone help with this?