Allegiance, a subsidiary of Cardinal Health http://www.cardinal.com/,
puts together our PICC packs for us. There are only saline and
lidocaine syringes labelled, though, not heparin. We flush the PICC
with heparin after the sterile procedure is done. The heparin flush
syringes are not sterile generic type flush.
Anne Marie
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What brand do you use?
Sarah Jones RN, BSN, OCN, CRNI
Oncology Nurse Clinician/Infusion Services Coordinator
Upper Valley Medical Center
T: (937) 440-4827
"Ann Marie J. Frey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: labeling for NS, lido, & heparin in sterile
field
There are empty syringes in our sterile PICC placement pack with labels
already affixed to them for saline, heparin and lidocaine.
anne marie
Anne Marie Frey BSN, RN, CRNI
Clinical Nurse Level Four
Vascular Access Nurse Specialist: IV Team
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Leadership Office: room 5057B, CHOP Main 5thFloor
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>>> "Anna Liang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/09/06 8:56 PM >>>
I would like to know your practice regarding labeling
syringes of NS, lido, &/or heparin in the sterile
field for picc insertions.
currently I don't label them: a 10cc syringe for NS
and a 3cc syringe for lido; and no heparin in the
sterile field. I would assume that is "safe" enough.
but for the 2006 patient safety goals, I was told that
is not good enough.
any comments, please
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