Cheryl: Karen, I'm just off to lunch. Do you nTind keeping an eye on Miss Hadfield's flLrids?
Karen: Sure, no problern. When did she have the lV put in?
Clieryl: On adrnission yesterday. It was just to KVO (to keep the vein open) while she was havir-rg her IV
antibiotics, btrt she became dehydrated and still isn't drinking much. That's why they had to increase her
f-luids.
Karen: She was in a bad way when she came in, wasn't she? What's up now?
Cheryl: She's got an eight hourly litre of Normal saline up, but it's jLrst through. Do you mind checking oLrt
another bag with rne? I can go to lunch then.
Karen: Sure. have you got the Prescription Charl with you?
Cheryl: Yeah. here it is. Here's her hospital label. . . Mabyn Hadfield. . . unit number 623 8 8. . . date of
birlh l2tr' January, 1920.
Karen: Ok. Normal Saline - that's the liter up now?
Cheryl: That's right" One liter of Normal Saline over eight hours. It went up at 03.00 hours and it's
through nolv at I 1.00 hours so I'll write that in l-rere. And I'll write in the arnount of a thousand mils.
There. Now we can check out the next one. The date is 3oth of May, the route is IV and he fluid is f-rve
Percent Dextrose.