A device having a surface on which an intravenous admin-istrationset (10) is organized and temporarily retained in a desired config-urationto prevent undesirable tangling during setup of the set. The devicefurther includes a plurality of clips (40) to retain various components ofthe intravenous administration set in a desired orientation to improvepriming of the components. The intravenous administration set is releasedfrom the device by pulling a terminal end of the set in a direction awayfrom the device.