Uses for Expired Bottles of Saline Irrigation

[Marie_LPN, RN]

Every once in awhile, we'll have a few bottles of saline or SW that were kept in the warmers, but expired before being used, since they can only be kept in the warmers for X amount of days. The expired IV bags go to IV Therapy and HR for IV training, so we never have those left over. But the irrigation, no one's really found a use for. What do you do with your expired NS and SW irrigations? The SW people have used for their irons at home.

[goats'r'us, ASN, RN]

excuse me? used ortho prosthesis??

[Ann RN]

Sterile water... Toomey syringe!!! Water fights!!

:yeahthat:

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

excuse me? used ortho prosthesis??

Perhaps one that turned out to be the wrong size during a case, that was washed and steamed afterwards?

(Ours would go back with the sales rep if that happens.)