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Mary:
I use non-sterile gel (in the bottle, you know) to find the site. Then I wipe it off and cleanse the site for a PIV (we use Chloroprep). I then use sterile gel at the site, so I can stick through it. An exam glove over the ultrasound transducer is adequate, as this is not a sterile procedure.
Leigh Ann
Leigh Ann Bowe-Geddes, RN, CRNI
IV Therapy Specialist Infusion Services Department University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY 502-562-3530 >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/06/05 12:17 AM >>> we have recently been called to start PIV with our u/s machines and have been very successful most of the time. these are being requested for scans using injectors, or for short term access. the one question i have is about site prep. do you just mark the site once you have located it and then clean the gel, prep and insert? i find it difficult to keep the site clean using the gel and also have lost the access because of slipping. we are trying to figure the best way to so it, since it is a valuable asset to the patients. thanks. mtt
Mary T. Tessier, R.N, Vascular Access Clinician Albany Medical Center Hospital New Scotland Ave. Albany, New York 12208 518-262-3999 beeper 6788 518-421-0693
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