When do you get the pulsating flush to clear the line if you are doing a secondary infusion ? We currently do SASH with continuous infusion when given any antibiotics or other mediation via seconday infusion.
Again this is not needed and the standards of practice does not state it is necessary. Also there is no evidence that this is necessary. SASH is absolutely used only for intermittent meds. If you are giving a med that is incompatible with med added to continuous infusion, you would need to stop flow, flush with saline, give med, saline flush again before you resume flow rate of primary fluids. The heparin is for locking the lumen only. No need to expose pt to heparin only to flush it through with primary fluid.
Definitely not need with continuous infusion. 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
Office Phone 770-358-7861
When do you get the pulsating flush to clear the line if you are doing a secondary infusion ? We currently do SASH with continuous infusion when given any antibiotics or other mediation via seconday infusion.
Cindy Brown RN BSN CPN
IV Nurse Educator/Clinician
Again this is not needed and the standards of practice does not state it is necessary. Also there is no evidence that this is necessary. SASH is absolutely used only for intermittent meds. If you are giving a med that is incompatible with med added to continuous infusion, you would need to stop flow, flush with saline, give med, saline flush again before you resume flow rate of primary fluids. The heparin is for locking the lumen only. No need to expose pt to heparin only to flush it through with primary fluid.
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
Office Phone 770-358-7861
Thank you !!!
Cindy Brown RN BSN CPN
IV Nurse Educator/Clinician