1) Does anyone have a Policy and Procedure (or thoughts on) regarding "No Veining" a patient? What criteria do you use to decide a patient has no peripheral venous access? When do you reevaluate the patient, if a central line has not been placed? What do you document? 2) If you have documented that a patient is "N/V" and someone else comes behind and places a PIV, what are the legal ramifications? How do you prevent other staff from overriding the IV Teams expert opinion for "no veining" the patient?
Thank you.... Elizabeth A. Raucci, RN, MSN, MHA, OCN, CNS ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER: IV Services MANAGER: Dialysis and Apheresis Contracts Phone: (203) 855-3891 FAX: (203) 855-3893 Beeper: (203) 831-7593
