You should check the standards and guidelines from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Are you asking about infusing PN during the evening hours and meds during the day? The issues would be infection risk and solution compatibility. If you maintain excellent methods for managing the catheter hub and if you are not infusing fluids together, these risks should be minimized, however I have not looked at any recent literature on it.
You should check the standards and guidelines from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Are you asking about infusing PN during the evening hours and meds during the day? The issues would be infection risk and solution compatibility. If you maintain excellent methods for managing the catheter hub and if you are not infusing fluids together, these risks should be minimized, however I have not looked at any recent literature on it.
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
www.hadawayassociates.com
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
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Milner, GA 30257
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