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1. Surfactant Administration, drawing up the medication

   rachels.rn replied to rachels.rn's topic in NICU

   Thank you for replies. I know about the not shaking and warming up in hands. I've been told by someone also to hold the bottle upside down and inject air with the bevel above the fluid not into the fluid. I have never got to try it though so I don't ...

2. Surfactant Administration, drawing up the medication

   rachels.rn posted a topic in NICU

   I have a question. When I drew up surfactant for the first time I made a huge mistake. Like all medication you draw up from a vial, I injected air equal to the amount of med to be given into the vial of surfactant. That made all sorts of bubbles whic...