I think it is case management and MD's responsibility that line insertion record is part of the 'transfer medical record'. when we got lines from other facilities, we don't pull the lines unless there are S/S (suspicion) of infection.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all > OK ....I got a pet peeve today. ( gonna name her > ivey)....oh i digress...(lol) > When a patient is transferred from one > facility to another, the dwell time or insertion > date of central lines is hard to come by. I am > talking about the short term catheters like > subclavians; jugulars etc. It REALLY irks me when a > facility transfers a patient with a femoral line in > place. By my experience these patients come > straight out of the ICU and get transferred to LTAC > with femoral lines in place. Why do nurses not > consider this critical information???? > Well ...perhaps it is facility based.....But it > still irks me ! > > Any comments? > > Susan > Atlanta GA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
