IV Med Admin

Question 1

What does it mean to have a mini bag tandem?

Answer 1

-the secondary set is attached to the lower port on the primary set (closest to pt)
-secondary can be administered intermittently or simultaneously with primary
-bags can be hung at the same height

Question 2

What does it mean to piggyback?

Answer 2

-secondary set is attached to upper port on primary
-secondary bag is hung higher than primary
-primary bag will resume once secondary is empty