California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California
Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses
Article 8 - Intravenous Therapy
Section 2542 - Definition
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
As used in this Article:
(a) "Intravenous fluids" means fluid solutions of electrolytes, nutrients, vitamins, blood and blood products.
(b) "Superimpose" means to connect a container of intravenous fluid to tubing through which another container of intravenous fluid has just been administered.
(c) "Primary infusion line" means the line which provides a direct infusion between the container and the peripheral vein.
(d) "Secondary infusion line" means a line which provides infusion through a lateral access into a primary infusion line.
1. New
article 8 (sections 2542-2542.5) filed 12-4-75; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 75, No. 49).
2. New subsections (c) and (d)
filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
3. Amendment
of section heading, section and NOTE filed 1-29-2003; operative 2-28-2003
(Register 2003, No. 5).
4. Change without regulatory effect
repealing 1-29-2003 amendments filed 11-30-2005 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2005, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2854, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 135 and 2860.5, Business and Professions Code.
