RE: IV fluids - section K

[Pat Whitcomb]

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questioning section K5a Parenteral/IV - page 3-153  Parenteral/IV - ... Do not code IV "push" medications.  Do include the IV fluids in IV piggybacks.  IV medications dissolved in a diluent, as well as IV push medications are captured as IV medication in P1ac. ...   Order that reads:  D5W with 20meq KCL and the hospital MAR indicates that during one day of the assessment period 368cc was infused per IV.  I have been told that we can only count the KCL medication in section P1ac as the 368cc of fluid was only used as a diluent for the KCL.  We did mark section P to capture the IV medication, but the question is can we count the fluids used to administer the IV medication as IV fluids?   Bee B.   See page 3-153.  it says to count the diluent that an IV medication is dissolved in.   Pat Whitcomb, RN MDS Coordinator Madonna Towers 507-288-3911, Ext. 3050     This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. As required by HIPAA you need to hold this information as privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.