A client has a saline lock (medication lock) in place in her left forearm. The client had been receiving normal saline at 75 ml per hour but this has now been discontinued, as the client is drinking well
There is an order for IV administration of an antibiotic and the nurse must now access the client's saline lock. What guideline should the nurse follow when planning when to flush the client's saline lock? A) Flush before administering the drug but not after administering the drug
B) Flush before administering the drug and after administering the drug
C) Flush after administering the drug but not before administering the drug
D) The nurse should not flush the saline lock because administration of the drug will keep it patent
B
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Nurses use the mnemonic "SAS" or "SASH" as a guide to the steps involved in administering IV medication into a lock. SAS stands for flush with Saline—Administer drug—flush again with Saline.
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