saulgoodman

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1. Flushing a butterfly: With normal saline or water for injection?

   saulgoodman posted a topic in General Students

   I have a question for everyone.. A butterfly is insitu on a patient's abdomen. After administering 0.25mls of morphine (4mg), it's quite obvious there are morphine solution left in the tube. So question, do you flush with water for injection or do yo...

2. Venipicture and bruising (different sites)

   saulgoodman replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

   sorry..had to repharse my question... I was wondering if bruising could occur on another site of the arm rather than the V.P site ?

3. Venipicture and bruising (different sites)

   saulgoodman posted a topic in General Nursing

   hi , can i ask, i had a venipuncture done on my left cub.fossa (had a vaccutainer in, blood taking) last friday, it felt sore the next day (normal). But a bruise started appearing in the mid of my forearm on monday. Is this normal? I have attached a ...

4. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   saulgoodman replied to nursingstudent424's topic in New Nurse

   When i 1st started - it felt weird. (the stench seems to be a whole lot stronger wiping another person's bottom! vs my own ) Getting used to it - i wear a face mask when i can when wiping them. It helps to prevent the full works of the stench getting...

5. Weekend/Night shifts only- how rare are these opportunities?

   saulgoodman replied to SiennaGreen's topic in New Nurse

   Look out for ads in the papers & the internet. In Australia, when a nursing job is advertised, they would add on additional details like " Night shift Registered Nurses needed on Part Time or Casual basis". Hope there's something like this in you...

6. Difference between normal saline for inj & water for inj

   saulgoodman posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Can contributors here please explain the uses of the normal saline for inj and water for inj? 1) Which one do you use to flush a s/c or iv line? 2) Which one do you use to dilute anti biotics? 3) Which one do you use to flush a IDC? I am confu...

7. SubQ butterflys: How long can they be used for?

   saulgoodman posted a topic in General Nursing

   hi there, i work in a geriatric facility and was wondering how long could a subQ butterfly used for before they are changed? especially for palliative care patients who are on morphine. thanks!

8. Amount of n/s flush after adminstering morphine.

   saulgoodman posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello, How much normal saline would you use to flush the line withafter adminstering 0.5ml-1ml of morphine sulphate via s/c butterfly? And i can only assume that the reason to flush after adminstering morphine is to keep the lines patent. thanks!

9. How to flush a 2way Foley Cather

   saulgoodman replied to saulgoodman's topic in New Nurse

   hi there, thanks for that. Another question, how much solution would you instill into the catheter? and it's N/S isnt it?

10. Pain sensation felt during morphine adminstration.

    saulgoodman replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

    the morphines are in ampoules, do you still draw them up and dilute it? with n/s or water for inj and how much?

11. Pain sensation felt during morphine adminstration.

    saulgoodman replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

    hi pp, we are using the diluted morphine 10mg/ml ampoules. When i tried to adminster it via the sub q butterfly catheter, the patient move abit, and went " oh". And i asked if it hurts, she said "abit". What can you attribute this to? When i adminste...

12. Pain sensation felt during morphine adminstration.

    saulgoodman replied to saulgoodman's topic in General Nursing

    Could you kindly please elaborate on this?

13. Pain sensation felt during morphine adminstration.

    saulgoodman posted a topic in General Nursing

    Question: Why does a patient feel abit of a pain sensation when morphine is adminstered via a butterfly catheter ? What could be wrong ?

14. How to flush a 2way Foley Cather

    saulgoodman posted a topic in New Nurse

    hi there, can someone please offer some guidance.. Question 1) With a 2 way foley urinary catheter, how do you flush the catheter to prevent clots ? Question 2) I have encountered a 2 way catheter, 1 limb is for the balloon/air, and the other limb co...

15. Butterfly catheters

    saulgoodman replied to Joni's Mom's topic in General Nursing

    hi there, regarding butterfly catheters, can you use them to insert them subcutaneously and have it accept long term admninstration of s/c medications? and how long can these buttfly catheters stay insitu for?