Pedi_needi

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1. She is so dear to me...

   Pedi_needi posted a topic in Pediatric

   6..."going on 7" if you ask her. Teeny weeny little thing...barely weighing in at 20 kilos. A Cystic Fibrosis patient who has a multitude of respiratory and GI issues and has been admitted to our hospital 64 times since birth. An ex 24 weeker, in-vi...

2. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi replied to Pedi_needi's topic in General Nursing

   ahhh i see... well i'm not sure what guage it is, just that it is a 4 french and the length is 40 to 16 cm. anyways, i went to push it again tonite and it worked just fine so who knows! maybe it was just positional. oh and as far as pushing the max...

3. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi replied to Pedi_needi's topic in General Nursing

   a 10 cc syringe

4. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi posted a topic in General Nursing

   More specifically, the drug was Maxipime. Looked it up in our drug manual that we have here on the floor, said it was OK to push 3-5 mins. I diluted it correctly, flushed the PICC with NS with no problems, but when I went to give the MAxipime, I felt...

5. Appropriate IV fluids for pediatrics

   Pedi_needi replied to zologista's topic in Pediatric

   The standard in our facility is D5 and 1/2 NS + 20 k... Any thoughts on that?

6. I Never Remember....

   Pedi_needi replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   DITTO! Gotta love those Teaching Hospitals! Its even worse at night!