peripheral intravenous line, infants…

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piv, infants, peripheral iv, infants, peripheral line, infants a piv, short, less than 1.5 inches, plastic catheter that, the skin into a vein, in the hand, elbow, foot, in the head, why, piv used, a piv is used, to give fluids, medications to baby, piv placed, after sterile wash, the skin, a small catheter, a needle inside, the skin, vein, once the iv is proven to be, in the vein, plastic iv tubing is connected, catheter, not all pivs, require fluid to constantly go, that, not have continuously running iv fluid referred to, "hep-locked", that the hub, the catheter has been flushed, a small dose of heparin to keep the catheter clear, turned off, prevent infusion, what, the risks of a piv, pivs very difficult to place, baby is very chubby, very sick, very small, take several attempts to place a piv in baby, nurse, not be successful, pivs, fail after only 1-2 days, changed periodically to decrease the risk, infection, baby, have multiple pivs placed, completing fluid, medication therapy, a piv comes out, the vein, fluid enters the tissue, iv has "infiltrated, " cause the skin, tissue to get very irritated, occasionally causing a tissue "burn, ".