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Online IV Certification FAQ
ABCD Approach for Contrast Reactions
Acute Contrast Reaction Management
Administration Set Change
Avoid Nerve Damage
Blood Type Compatibility Chart
Build Census and Revenue
Certification for LPNs and LVNs
Certification for RNs
Drops Per Minute Chart
Guide to Antimicrobial Dressings and Antimicrobial Impregnated Discs
Guide to Calculating IV Drip Rates
Guide to Central Venous Catheter Securement and Stabilization Devices
Guide to Crystalloids and Colloids
Guide to Non-Coring Needles
Guide to Passive Disinfection Caps and Device Swabs
Guide to Peripheral Catheter Stabilization Devices
Guide to Peripheral IV and Central Venous Access Device Site Protection Products
Guide to PICC Lines
Guide to PICC Maintenance
Guide to Vascular Visualization
IV Solution Cheat Sheet
Online IV Certification
Peripheral IV Catheter Chart
Phlebitis Grading Scale
SASH
Scrub The HUB
State by State IV Certification Requirements
Time Tape an IV
TPN Monitoring Schedule
Administration Set Change Chart
Regardless of infusate, change set immediately if contamination is suspected or product integrity is compromised. A sterile covering device should be used to cover the distal end of an administration set after intermittent use.
Download a printable copy of the Administration Set Change Poster
This reference correlates to the online continuing education courses in our
Infusion Section
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Administration Set Change Chart
Administration Type
Administration Set
Set Change Frequency
Primary and Secondary Continuous Infusions
(Infusions NOT containing blood, blood products or intravenous fat emulsions)
Primary Set
Secondary "piggyback" set
If infusate is administered continuously via primary or secondary administration set, including add-on devices, change set(s) no more frequently than at 96 hour intervals, but at least every 7 days.
1
Primary and secondary continuous administration sets should be changed no more frequently than every 96 hours.
2
Primary Intermittent
Infusions
(Infusions NOT containing blood, blood products or Intravenous fat emulsions)
Primary Set
No frequency recommendation. Unresolved issue.
1
Replace set every 24 hours.
2
Intravenous Fat Emulsion (IVFE)
Use DEHP free tubing
Primary Set
Secondary "piggyback" set
Within 24 hours of initiating the infusion.
1
If infused separately, replace every 12 hours and/or with the with each new container.
2
TPN containing IVFE
(3 in 1 formula)
Use DEHP free tubing
Primary Set
Replace every 24 hours and/or with the with each new container.
2
TPN (without IVFE)
Primary Set
No recommendation
1
Replace at least every 24 hours and with each new TPN/PN container.
2
Blood / Blood Products
Primary Set
Filter
Replace within 24 hours of initiating the infusion.
1
Replace administration set and filter after the completion of each unit or every 4 hours.
2
Propofol
Primary Set
Replace every 6 or 12 hours, when the vial is changed, per the manufacturer's recommendation.
1
Replace every 6-12 hours per manufacturer instructions or when the container is changed
2
1
Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HICPAC)
2
Recommendations from the Infusion Nurse Society's 2016
Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
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