Failure to Document IV Catheter Flushing as Ordered
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident's long-term intravenous catheter was flushed as ordered by the physician. According to the facility's policy, IV catheters are to be flushed with 10 milliliters of saline before and after medication administration. A resident who was readmitted and required IV therapy had physician's orders for IV Meropenem to be administered on specific days after dialysis. Documentation showed that the medication was administered as ordered, but there was no evidence that the midline was flushed before and after administration on the specified dates. The Director of Nursing confirmed the absence of documentation for the required flushing procedure.