What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

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For clinical this term, we had to participate in a game of "Nursing Trivial Pursuit"--although the material covered is not at all trivial. More or less it's review, but one question that had the 6 others in my clinical group and my instructor stumped was "How many nurses check the contents for HA before a new bag is added?" Could it be a typo? The answer to the question isn't necessary (I don't mind looking it up), I was just curious (knowledge is power!). Thanks in advance!

Becky

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Bag of what? TPN, tube feeding, IVPB.... :)

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HA abrevated for headache is what I & other nurses used HA in charting for and we are allowed to use it

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maybe typo im lost ?hang bag?

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Bag of what? TPN, tube feeding, IVPB.... :)

The question asks it as HA is the what is being hung.

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Specializes in ICU, M/S,Nurse Supervisor, CNS.

Hyperalimentation maybe??

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Hyperalimentation maybe??

I bet that's it :)

Checking the entire label for the amounts of trace minerals, insulin, etc....:yeah:

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We used to use HA for hyperalimentation all the time. I'm away from the bedside now, so I don't know how commonly it is still used.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

My first thought was Health Assessment, but since I'm the old bag that teaches it, I'd just as soon not get hung............:lol2:

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Specializes in Pediatrics, ER.

hyperalimentation.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Acute Rehab.

Just googled hyperalimentation and while it does have some other meanings, for medical purposes it is the same thing as TPN. Maybe an older word that used to be said instead of saying TPN? And yes, where I work, we have to check with another nurse (just like when hanging blood), that the ingredients on the bag label correspond with the original order of ingredients and their amounts.

But I never heard of HA before! We can learn something new all the time!

Good post, OP:)

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Just googled hyperalimentation and while it does have some other meanings, for medical purposes it is the same thing as TPN. Maybe an older word that used to be said instead of saying TPN? And yes, where I work, we have to check with another nurse (just like when hanging blood), that the ingredients on the bag label correspond with the original order of ingredients and their amounts.

But I never heard of HA before! We can learn something new all the time!

Good post, OP:)

Yeah- back in the dark ages we didn't use TPN much to refer to hyperal. :) As soon as lovelylpn said hyperalimentation, there were immediate recollections of going over each line of the label with the orders to make sure the trace elements, MVI, insulin, etc were correct :nurse:

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