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Shopping for Surgery - June 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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P ractically every patient who arrives for surgery at your facility gets fluids and drugs intravenously, so you'd think that starting an IV line would be a simple and speedy undertaking every time. Your experience in pre-op, how- ever, tells you differently. In my experience as an infu- sion nurse who teaches the practice, I've found that many difficult IV starts and placements stem from these 4 common missteps and com- plications. 8 8 O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2 0 1 5 4 Secrets of Smooth IV Starts An infusion nurse's practical advice for sidestepping common obstacles to first-stick success. Alice Cennamo, RN, CRNI, CPI, VA-BC | Shelton, Conn. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN z ONE AND DONE Starting an IV on the first stick is more effi- cient for your workflow, and less unpleasant for your patients.

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