Practice question for all of you... How often are you changing an administration set if it is an intermittent set?
The CDC gives no recommendation for intermittent infusions that I am aware of. INS Standards clearly state that once an administration set is detached from a primary set, it should be considered as an intermittent set. And intermittents shall be changed every 24 hours. I see piggyback sets hanging on the IV poles all the time, detached from the primary line because the patient has multiple piggybacks, nicely dated and timed with a 72 hour expiration date. I'm just curious if your policies SPECIFICALLY mention intermittent sets or just "administration sets". I'm especially interested in any new/more data from the CDC or research articles. Barbara Van Slyke, RN, BSN, OCN, CRNI Outpatient Infusion Bay Area Hospital 1775 Thompson Road Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
