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It was reported that foreign mater was found on the catheter.¿i prepared to insert an iv catheter as ordered on this patient.After swabbing the insertion site with alcohol, i opened new a 22 gauge iv catheter.Before inserting the catheter, i inspected it per standard protocol and noticed a small metal shaving on the tip of the catheter.The catheter was not inserted into the patient and was immediately set aside.After capping the defective catheter, i stored it along with its packaging in a separate area, informed the charge nurse, and emailed my manager with the information regarding the event, the lot number of the catheter, and the expiry date.¿.
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