Hi Nancy!
Our hospital and Home Services went
thru JCAHO Sept '05. I can't speak for the hospital, but on our side
nothing was said about how we infuse. We don't put pumps on every Central
line....if we did, 95% of our patients would have pumps! We use ReadyMeds,
syringe pumps and gravity on the majority of antibiotics. We definitely
use the pumps for TPN (naturally), continuous antibiotics, and chemo's.
Other uses are patient specific.
From what I observed, (and I was in on
the 'action') I feel it will just depend on your surveyor. Ours told a
home care nurse she washed her hands too long. Have you ever heard
such thing???? I think they get their pencil broken if they can't
find anything to cite you on!!! <g>
Good luck!
a/
Ann Williams RN CRNI
Infusion Specialist
Deaconess Home Services
600 Mary St.
Evansville, IN 47747
812-450-3828
812-450-4665
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Need feedback/specific info relative to central lines (short and long term CVCs, Ports, PICCs, etc), beyond the INS SOP. Does anyone out there have recent experience with JCAHO's specific expectations regarding the use of pumps for central lines? (both hospital and home care) This topic has come up for discussion and there are those have the expectation that all infusions given centrally will be infused via a pump, and then there those who say if a pump is cost-prohibitive then ok to gravity infuse. I have my own opinion (of course
Any and all responses much appreciated.
Thanks -
Nancy
Nancy Bagnall-Trick RN,CRNI
IV Resource Associates, Inc.
6592 Cortland Ave.
Brighton,MI 48114
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