vesicant infusions

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Stacie Ethington
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vesicant infusions

Greetings, all.

For vesicant infusions lasting longer than 30 minutes via central line, both ONS and INS recommend assessing blood return at the beginning of the infusion, per organizational policy during, and after infusion. At what frequency are your nurses assessing for blood return during the infusion?

Thanks,
Stacie Ethington MSN, RN
Nebraska Medicine