What it means
In nursing, insertion usually means placing a device: an IV catheter, an indwelling urinary catheterin-DWEL-ing YUR-ih-nair-ee KATH-uh-terA tube passed through the urethra into the bladder and left in place to drain urine into a bag.Full entry , a nasogastric tubenay-zoh-GAS-trik toobA thin, flexible tube passed through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach.nas/o nosegastr/o stomach-ic having to do withFull entry or a chest tube. The insertion site is where the device enters the skin or body opening. In anatomy, a muscle's insertion is the point where it attaches to the bone it moves.
For the nurse
Check the insertion site of every line and tube each shift for redness, swelling, warmth, drainage or pain, and record the date the device went in. Use sterile technique for devices that enter sterile body areas.
In a chart
"Insertion site of right forearm IV without redness or swelling; dressing dated 10/15."
At a glance
| Spanish | inserción |
|---|---|
| Also written | insertions |
Related terms
nasogastric tube
A thin, flexible tube passed through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach.
IV
Intravenous: into a vein, or the tube placed in a vein to give fluids and drugs.
catheter
A thin, flexible tube put into the body to drain fluid out or to put fluid or drugs in.
central venous catheter
An IV catheter whose tip sits in a large vein near the heart, used for long-term drugs, fluids, nutrition or blood draws.