[Chloe'sinNYNow]

Originally Posted by ALISE04

It is funny that you say that I had a question today that asked if a child comes into the emergency room wheezing what is most important question to ask the parents
the one I chose was is the child up to date on their immunizations
the other options were
did they have their favorite toy
do you or your child have a history of asthma
your child choke on a hot dog before coming in

the frigging answer was the hot dog

so I NEED TO ASK KAPLAN ABOUT THAT ONE

Kaplan is big on their ABC's. Airway=Aspiration w/ them before anything w/ many many many of their q-bank. Hence the hot dog. Foreign object obstruction. Or somethign like that as I recall.

Keep workin the q-bank tho'. You'll be glad you did


Chloe

RN-BSN, BA

[morte]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Not sure where you worked, but you actually changed a bag every four hours? There is absolutely no reason to do that. And you normally only put in enough formula for the four hours and then rinsed it out and added in for four more hours.

This was policy and procedure for years all over the country and it actually still is for the facilities that still use cans and the bags.

no, didnt change bags/bottles....just refilled them, over the 24 hour period...filled as full as they could be and kept topped off till the amount for the day was accounted for....hopefully when anyone introduced water into these bags it was sterile? bacteria are going to grow on the sides of the container that are coated with feeding....hence keeping it full..and tap water use would be introducing bacteria.....the first time i was introduced to tube feed...was working in food service...the kitchen prepared, put in dispensing containers,filled, and each one was hung and discarded when empty.