What is a Quick Cathe IV

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My clinical instructor keeps telling us to refer to the IV as a quick cathe in our nursing notes if we state the gauge. What is she talking about???

Thanks for your input and help!

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Specializes in Family NP, OB Nursing.

A Quick Cath is the name brand of a catheter. When I was doing bedside nursing we used a brand called Angiocath and then switched to Insyte. When I wrote my notes I would state which brand and which gauge.

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I have no idea and I start IV's for a living!!!!! I assume it is the brand of IV catheter? There are a lot of things you should chart when starting an IV.

I'm sure some lawyer, some precedent where someone was sued, could make a case for having to chart the brand of IV catheter used????

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

I still call them Jelcos and I don't even know if they're even made anymore.

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Specializes in Home Health.
I still call them Jelcos and I don't even know if they're even made anymore.

I usually chart Jelco too and IDK what brand we use. LOL

ETA: I just looked up Jelco IV catheters and we do actually use a Jelco product. whew! LOL

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

We use BD Nexiva, they are awesome! I'd agree--probably the brand name :)

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