Miss.HHNurse

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1. FOLEY balloon RUPTURE!

   Miss.HHNurse replied to Miss.HHNurse's topic in Home Health

   HMarie and tewdles, thank you for the replies. hmm. all I did was connect the 10cc syringe to the port and aspirated the fluid to deflate the balloon. and the fluid that I aspirated had sediments in it. which completely took me by surprise, because I...

2. FOLEY balloon RUPTURE!

   Miss.HHNurse posted a topic in Home Health

   A patient has hx of stroke, and he has an indwelling catheter for about 10 months now. He has a monthly foley cath change. For 4 days, pt has been draining hematuria. Today was his foley change, and when I was deflating the balloon, I realized I was ...

3. Help With SQ Infusion

   Miss.HHNurse posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi! With SQ injection/infusion such as in Desferal over 12 hours, daily.. does the needle/tubing need to be changed daily? my patient keeps the needle in until i visit, and the tegaderm is intact. can i keep it for 3 days like peripheral IV sites?