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1. Is it ok to draw lab from a PIVC?

   vpierre replied to vpierre's topic in General Nursing

   again every one this is talking about pivc not picc. thanks!

2. Is it ok to draw lab from a PIVC?

   vpierre replied to vpierre's topic in General Nursing

   I was talking about a peripherally inserted venous catheter (PIVC) not a PICC. Some people call it a prn adapter, iv, peripheral iv

3. ethics question

   vpierre replied to amyphee's topic in Psychiatric

   I am not a jail nurse, but maybe I can shed some light on the matter. I work in ICU, and sometimes we can order certain things without an MD order. Example: I can write for some zofran, morphine, a cepacol tab, ect.. and for non-pharmaceuticals items...

4. Is it ok to draw lab from a PIVC?

   vpierre replied to vpierre's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for your replies which makes perfect sense. i did look on my p&p but could not find anything addressing this issue. i will e-mail my educator. anyone have anything more evidence base answers? thanks! so far this is what i’ve learned: 1....

5. should i invest in a new steth?

   vpierre replied to erin01's topic in CCU

   I think it will be worth every penney!!! I now own my second littmann Cardiology III. the 1st one was for $250 at the store. 2nd one $150 online. I didn't know what I was missing with my $30 steth until I got my littmann. Buy it and you will not regr...

6. CVP's before x-ray line confirmation

   vpierre replied to JayVArn's topic in MICU

   I am also new in the ICU (1year). But when inserting a quad lumen for example, every line is flushed with a 10ml of normal saline equal 40ml upon initial insertion before x-ray confirmation. The pressure bag on a CVP is flushed with 3ml/hr when it is...

7. Is it ok to draw lab from a PIVC?

   vpierre posted a topic in General Nursing

   My floor is starting to have the ICU nurses draw their own labs. Usually the nurse would have the phlebotomists from the lab come up to do a venipunture, unless the patient had some sort of central line in place, then the nurse will do the draw. So n...