piccitorstickit

piccitorstickit

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  1. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    piccitorstickit replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the detailed response. My response was meant to be general. Treatment varies as you very well know, by hospital, Physician, pharmacy, drug administered etc. That's why I made reference...

  2. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    piccitorstickit replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Assess the site first. Best practice is to remove the occulded catheter if it is truly occulded. Sometimes the tip of the IV catheter may be resting against the side of the vein or maybe it is taped...