Confused about Carpuject??? - Page 3

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  1. Oct 9, '11 by
    I love my Carpuject, and you will have to rip it out of my cold, dead hands. And, yes, I threw my first two into the sharps container. I bought my own off of Amazon (and gave some of them to my co-workers) because of the guilt of asking pharmacy for yet another one for myself.
  2. Oct 9, '11 by
    Helps with the whole needle less system as well. Just added safety measures. The needle less connectors we use to draw up Meds are kinda large compared to a needle so it's a bit of a pain to use on those as well to draw up.
  3. Oct 9, '11 by
    I use the 'ject for 99.9% of medication administrations. I work on an impatient hospice unit and give my fair share of morphine, Dilaudid and Ativan!! I have at least 2 in my pockets at all times. The pharmacy keeps plenty of them stocked for us!
  4. Oct 9, '11 by
    Quote from ~*Stargazer*~
    I don't understand how carpujects could possibly cut down on diversion.
    I waste so much morphine and dilaudid from carpujects it seems like diversion would a bigger problem.
  5. Oct 9, '11 by
    Quote from missy--kay
    I use the 'ject for 99.9% of medication administrations. I work on an impatient hospice unit and give my fair share of morphine, Dilaudid and Ativan!! I have at least 2 in my pockets at all times. The pharmacy keeps plenty of them stocked for us!
    When I was a home health and hospice aide I would occasionally fill in at the hospice residence my company ran. The LPN was like Wyatt Earp with those bad boys.
  6. Oct 9, '11 by
    Its just super fast ....my vial was defective the other night so i had to draw it out and its a a minute or two more work ....plus your wasting yet another syringe and needle.
  7. Oct 9, '11 by
    I refuse to use them. I draw ALL those up into syringes. I cant dilute meds in them without blowing the back end off/providing enough NS for my likings.
  8. Oct 9, '11 by
    Quote from missy--kay
    I use the 'ject for 99.9% of medication administrations. I work on an impatient hospice unit and give my fair share of morphine, Dilaudid and Ativan!! I have at least 2 in my pockets at all times. The pharmacy keeps plenty of them stocked for us!
    But....you're diluting the Ativan, correct? So you shouldn't used a carpujet for that med.
  9. Oct 9, '11 by
    Ended up with a tiny narcotic shower as a sn....didn't realize the stopper was rubber, and pushed air in before I drew up....lol....my preceptor about died laughing!
  10. Oct 9, '11 by
    Quote from CCL RN
    But....you're diluting the Ativan, correct? So you shouldn't used a carpujet for that med.

    I have NEVER seen ativan come in a vial for compatiable with a carpujet but you only have to dilute ativan if it is being used in a perphial iv. Picc,Pac ect...does not not need to be diluted.