At our hospital we are evaluating our documentation for vascular access. We have a few questions related to peripheral IV catheter documentation. Do you document the length of your 24g, 22g, 20g or 18g PIV catheter on insertion? Do you then document the length on removal? And how do you verify the length ?  Do all RNs throughout your institution document catheter length on insertion and removal of their PIVs?
Thank you for all your input
Nancy Rose RN IV Team VA Medical Center Wilmington, DE (800) 461-8262 ext 4830
We don't document the length of a peripheral catheter when removed. I write, "catheter removed intact."
Nancy Rose
Nancy S.