[ilovepeds]

I absolutely love IV retrograde after its method clicked with me!! A 20ml flush isn't needed afterwards, and it allows for smaller volumes of fluids on the small ones receiving several meds. In other cases, such as for pain, it allows my pt to get the med quickly without me having to push it. However, since I'm pretty new to nursing, I was wondering if anyone ever encountered any situations. For instance, I mostly run antibiotics (but not always), and I was just curious what I would do if a pt. had an allergic or adverse reaction to the drug since the med is actually in the main line. You can't stop the infusion and immediately run your maintenance or NS without obtaining a new bag and tubing, etc?

Any discussion or advice about this? Thanks!