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IV Practice Guide for Nurses

This document outlines the steps for setting up an intravenous (IV) line, inserting an IV using a dummy arm, changing an IV solution, and discontinuing an IV infusion. The 12 steps for setting up an IV include verifying prescriptions, explaining the procedure to the patient, choosing an appropriate vein site, preparing materials, checking solutions and sets for sterility, labeling the IV bag, opening materials aseptically, priming the IV set, and getting ready for insertion.

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IV Practice Guide for Nurses

This document outlines the steps for setting up an intravenous (IV) line, inserting an IV using a dummy arm, changing an IV solution, and discontinuing an IV infusion. The 12 steps for setting up an IV include verifying prescriptions, explaining the procedure to the patient, choosing an appropriate vein site, preparing materials, checking solutions and sets for sterility, labeling the IV bag, opening materials aseptically, priming the IV set, and getting ready for insertion.

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Nursing Standards on Intravenous Practice

Procedures: Setting Up, Inserting IV Utilizing the Dummy Arm, Changing


an IV Solution and Discontinuing an IV infusion
STEPS CD ID REMARKS

I.A SETTING UP

1. Verify written prescription and make IV label


2. Observe ten (10) Rs when preparing and
administering IVF
3. Explain the procedure to reassure patient and
significant others, secure consent if necessary
4. Assess the patient’s vein; choose appropriate
site location, size/condition
5. Do hand hygiene before and after the
procedure
6. Prepare necessary materials for procedure
a. IV tray with IV solution
b. Administration set
c. IV cannula
d. Forceps soaked in an antiseptic solution
e. Alcohol swabs or cotton balls soaked in alcohol
with cover
f. Plaster
g. Torniquet
h. gloves
i. Splint
j. IV hook
h. Sterile gauze or transparent dressing
7. Check the sterility and integrity of the IV
solution, IV set and IV devices
8. Place IV label on IVF bottle duly signed by the
nurse (patient’s name, room number, solution,
drug incorporation, bottle sequence and
duration, time and date)
9. Open the seal of the IV infusion aseptically
and disinfect the rubber port with cotton ball
with alcohol
10. Open IV administration set aseptically and
close the roller clamp and spike the infusate
container aseptically
11. Fill the drip chamber to at least half and
prime it with IV fluid aseptically
12. Expel air bubbles if any and put back the
cover to the distal end of the IV set (get ready
for IV Insertion)

I.B. INSERTING IV UTILIZING THE DUMMY


Nursing Standards on Intravenous Practice
Procedures: Setting Up, Inserting IV Utilizing the Dummy Arm, Changing
an IV Solution and Discontinuing an IV infusion

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