Nurse went to administer scheduled medication of sodium phosphate on alaris/carefusion pump.Medication was iv and hung as a secondary.Upon starting medication, it was noticed that the drip for infusion appeared faster than expected.For example, infusion was 120ml to infuse for 4 hours which equals out to be 30cc/hr.It was noticed that the drip that was programmed for 30cc/hr was dripping faster than iv line next to medication that was infusing at 75cc/hr.When na phos was paused to assess iv line, the medication would still drip.Rn also noticed that the drip chamber for primary ivf line was full, which prompted rn to clamp primary bag.When both pumps were paused and primary infusion was clamped neither medication would drip.Due to sodium phosphate bag already being spiked, rn kept primary line clamped which allowed secondary (sodium phosphate) to infuse at correct rate.Note, rn also tried same tubing but in different module attached to carefusion pump and had same issue.
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