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11. Accept Values
• If any values have not already been accepted, press
U
or
D
to
highlight each setting and select
Accept Value
if the setting is correct.
A green check mark appears next to each accepted value.
• After your review is complete, select
Next.
12. Prepare the Pump for the Patient
• Follow the instructions for attaching a cassette, priming, and attaching the pump to the patient in
Give a Clinician Bolus
WARNING:
Exercise care when using the clinician bolus function. Because there are no limits to the
frequency of delivering a bolus, and because the bolus amount may be set as high as 50 mL (or the
mg or mcg equivalent), you should not permit the patient or unauthorized clinician to become
familiar with the procedure for giving a clinician bolus. Improper programming could result in
serious patient injury or death.
A clinician bolus may be delivered only when the pump is running. It allows delivery of a specified
amount of drug, for example, as a loading dose. A clinician bolus cannot be started while a PCA dose is in
progress. The amount delivered decreases the reservoir volume and increases the given amount, but does
not add to the dose counters or to the delivery limit. A clinician bolus may be stopped in progress.
NOTE:
If a clinician bolus is manually stopped by a clinician, or automatically stopped by an alarm, power
failure, or other condition that stops delivery, the pump remembers at what point the bolus was when it
stopped. The next time a clinician bolus is given, you will have the option to restart the clinician bolus
where it left off, or to start with a new clinician bolus.
NOTE:
The maximum clinician bolus may be limited by the settings in the protocol, which is determined
by the CADD
®
-Solis system administrator.
To start a clinician bolus:
1. Make sure the pump is running.
2. From the Advanced Tasks menu (see page 99), press
U
or
D
to
highlight
Give Clinician Bolus
and press
S
.
3. Unlock the keypad.
WARNING:
To prevent the patient from accessing the clinician bolus function, do not let the
patient know the clinician or administrator security codes. Improper programming could result
in serious patient injury or death.
