IV cannula (Medical students)
Insertion
- Perform hand hygiene using alcohol rub
- Wear necessary PPE including disposable gloves
- Wipe skin at insertion site with chlorhexidine in 70% isopropyl alcohol and allow to dry
- Insert appropriately sized cannula
- Apply a sterile transparent dressing after insertion to allow for easy inspection
- Flush with normal saline
- Document insertion details (date and site)
- Thrombo/Phlebitis - redness, inflammation and discomfort at iv site. Later pain along path of cannula, erythema, induration, palpable venous cord and pyrexia. Cannula should be re-sited at the first signs of inflammation or discomfort or at least every 72 hours.
- Infection – local and septicaemia.
- Extravasation – the inadvertent administration of a solution or drug into the tissues. Tissue necrosis may follow.
- Occlusion – occurs when infusion containers ‘run dry’ or the cannula is not flushed after insertion or use.
- Dislodgement - poorly fixation.
- Perform hand hygiene using alcohol rub
- Use an aseptic technique
- Inspect iv cannula
- Apply alcohol to injection port.
- Flush with saline
- Give correct drug, correct dosage, to correct patient, at correct time.
- Slow injection or infusion as appropriate.
- Flush with saline
- Documentation