8.6 Converting an IV Infusion to a Saline Lock and Removal of ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Chapter 8. Intravenous Therapy

A peripheral IV may be converted to a saline lock when a prescribed continuous IV therapy is switched to intermittent IV or a saline lock for future use. A physician’s order is required to stop a continuous infusion. Checklist 71 describes how to convert an infusion to a saline lock.

A peripheral IV (saline lock) may be discontinued if ordered by a physician or nurse practitioner; if the patient is discharged from a health care facility; if signs of phlebitis, infiltration, or extravasation occur; or if the saline lock is no longer required for fluids or medication (Fulcher & Fraser, 2007). Peripheral IV’s should be removed...