Our ICUs and clinical research areas do this all the time. I agree with
others that there is an infectious risk opening up the system all the time,
but I struggle with so many battles here that I can't fight that entrenched
practice. 2,000 nurses here with a certain amount of turnover with new
hires and traveler nurses.
Nadine Nakazawa
From: "Galloway, Margy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: questions for collogues
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 14:22:08 -0500
Any opinions with the vascular access list experts?
Margy, We have a practice question. Some of the H/O units are using a
stopcock to draw labs. Their rationale is that it decreases the number
of time they access the line- thus hopefully decreasing infection risk.
Have you ever heard of this?
Thanks for your help.
Margy
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