BD Alaris™ neXus GP Volumetric Pump
Advanced Features
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BOLUS Enabled – HANDSON and HANDSFREE
HANDSFREE?
YES
HANDSON
QUIT
BOLUS MODE
The
HANDSFREE
bolus is delivered with a single press of the (flashing)
BOLUS
softkey .
The default bolus rate, default bolus volume and maximum bolus volume are configured
in the data set via BD Alaris™ neXus Editor .
1 . During infusion press the
i
button once to display the
BOLUS MODE
screen .
2 . Press the
YES
softkey to go to the
HANDSFREE
bolus screen or press
HANDSON
softkey to go to the HANDSON bolus (see section above) .
3 . Use the
f
keys to adjust the bolus
DOSE
if required . If necessary press the
RATE
softkey to adjust the bolus delivery rate .
4 . Press the flashing
BOLUS
softkey once to begin the delivery of the preset bolus . The
display will show the bolus being delivered by the bolus counting down and will revert
to the main display upon completion of the bolus .
5 . To terminate a bolus being delivered press
STOP
softkey . This will stop the bolus and
continue infusing at the set rate . Press the
h
button to stop the bolus delivery and
place the Pump on hold .
Note:
If the bolus volume reaches the set bolus volume limit the bolus will stop and
the Pump will revert to infuse at the set infusion rate and continue infusing .
Note:
Rate may be restricted by the
BOLUS RATE MAX
which is configured in the data
set via BD Alaris™ neXus Editor .
Note:
If the bolus exceeds the Guardrails™ Soft or Hard Limits, a prompt will display .
Note:
The bolus rate will be automatically set to the current infusion rate, when the
default bolus rate is lower than the current infusion rate . A bolus rate cannot be
configured lower than the current infusion rate .
Note:
When more than one bolus is programmed without clearing the infusion setup,
the bolus rate will be set to the previous bolus rate for all subsequent bolus
infusions .
Rate Titration
TITRATE
RATE
PRESS TO CONFIRM
VTBI
VOLUME
QUIT
25
.0
ml/h
16.
7
µg/kg/24h
45
.0
ml
ml
50
.0
1 h 48 m 00 s
If Rate Titration is enabled (in the data set via BD Alaris™ neXus Editor) the infusion rate
or dose rate (if available) can be adjusted while infusing .
1 . Select the new rate using the
f
keys . The message <
TITRATE PRESS
b
TO CONFIRM
> will flash on screen and the Pump continues to infuse at the original
rate .
2 . Press the
b
button to confirm the new infusion rate and start infusing at the new
rate .
If Rate Titration is disabled the rate can only be adjusted whilst
ON HOLD
:
1 . Press the
h
button to put the Pump
ON HOLD
.
2 . Select the new rate using the
f
keys .
3 . Press the
b
button to start infusing at the new rate .