Good morning!
I was asked this morning by one of the staff if she could use a power injectable infusion set to access a traditional port and I said to her that a non-coring needle is a non-coring needle, especially if to be used on a non-power injectable port. It's just a fancier non-coring needle for power injection. And yes she could use it to access her tradiotional port. The hospital changed from regular safety hubers to power injectable sets (Bard).
Did I say the right thing?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, you did. An implanted port that is not labeled for power injection does not require a power injectable access needle. All implanted ports require a non-coring needle but the issue is the label for power injection. The big issue is knowing whether the implanted port is or is not a power injectactable one. Rather than saying it is a fancier one, I would educate the staff about the differences - the design of any device labeled for power injection means that it can tolerate the much higher injection pressures that could be used for CT. "Fancier" makes it sounds as if it is a nice to have item rather than a need to have item for power injectable ports. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
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