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Line flushing to prevent medicine loss following intravenous fluid therapy

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26 April, 2021
There is a lack of standardised practice and national guidance to support flushing technique following administration of intravenous medicines. This article summarises new guidelines on post infusion flushing
Abstract
There is a lack of standardised practice and national guidance to support flushing technique after administration of intravenous medicines. To help healthcare organisations review their practice and procedures to tackle underdosing due to non-flushing, the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society has updated its guidance on post-infusion flushing. This article summarises its key recommendations.
Citation: Dix A (2021) Line flushing to prevent medicine loss after intravenous fluid therapy.
Nursing Times [online]; 117: 5, 22-23. ....

Ann Dix , Andrew Barton , National Institute For Health , National Infusion , Vascular Access Society , National Institute , Care Excellence , National Reporting , Learning System , ஆண்டு டிக்ஸ் , ஆண்ட்ரூ பார்டன் , தேசிய நிறுவனம் க்கு ஆரோக்கியம் , தேசிய உட்செலுத்துதல் , வாஸ்குலர் நுழைவு சமூகம் , தேசிய நிறுவனம் , பராமரிப்பு சிறப்பானது , தேசிய புகாரளித்தல் , கற்றல் அமைப்பு ,

'To flush or not to flush? | Nursing Times

In 2019, an article in a pharmaceutical journal reported that patients were being put at risk by most adult patients not having their intravenous (IV)-giving sets flushed. This had been brought to light through a patient safety forum and was quite the scandal.
As chair of the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS), and a nurse practitioner for IV therapy at the time, I was a little confused about this. Although my formal IV therapy training had been nearly 20 years ago, I had no recollection of being taught to flush the IV-giving set after the infusion bag was empty. I asked around and confirmed that, apart from oncology and paediatrics, this was certainly not common practice in adult nursing in the UK. ....

South Africa , United Kingdom , National Infusion , National Patient Safety Agency , Vascular Access Society , Nursing Time , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , தேசிய உட்செலுத்துதல் , வாஸ்குலர் நுழைவு சமூகம் , நர்சிங் நேரம் ,