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  1. Ugh! Sheared IV

    So I was attempting an IV insertion, hit flash, and then lowered and attempted to insert. Couldn't, figured I would pull back a tad and try again, no luck. So I figured I needed to start over, pulled the catheter out... Low and behold.. The needle ha...
  2. IV piggyback question

    Yes it was on pump, thanks!
  3. IV piggyback question

    Quick question! I made a silly mistake. I hung a piggy back on the same level as a primary bag on the pump. I went back a few hours later and realized this but the bag was empty (the piggyback). Now I'm assuming it's okay because the bag was empty, b...
  4. Anxiety following patient death

    Forgive me if I'm corny, it's been an emotional day. I feel so truly blessed to be among such wonderful nurses who not only nurse on their day jobs, but come home and nurse me back to sanity! Haha. This profession is HARD! And I will be the first to ...
  5. Anxiety following patient death

    Thank you so much for your kind words. i really appreciate it. You will help me sleep tonight. No the bag was not empty a while, I was right on top of it. The only thing I can think of was that his friends were with him and almost immediately after t...
  6. Anxiety following patient death

    His breathing significantly changed after I hung the new bag. It significantly decreased, although this was half an hour after changing it. He was breathing quite fast and then when I went to check on him , he seemed to be gasping. I wish I could r...
  7. Anxiety following patient death

    Thank you, I appreciate this. I do suffer from anxiety and struggle in these situations. I wish I could go back on the pump and look at the history but unfortunately I can't.
  8. Anxiety following patient death

    Hi friends- I hope I can call you that:) some wonderful people on this forum have helped me through some hard nursing times. My anxiety has been getting the best of me lately regarding a shift I finished. i had a palliative patient (PPS 10 %) on a n...
  9. I just recently had my first patient death which was expected and RN to pronounce. I had never had a death throughout nursing school as I had done most of my preceptorships on pediatrics and maternity. I felt quite lost and overwhelmed with the paper...
  10. SVT...from what?

    Thank you for responding, sometimes as a new nurse I let my worries get the best of me. Haha no yelling was involved!
  11. SVT...from what?

    First thing on my shift, I had a patient go into SVT right after I drew blood from PICC. I was very careful to get air out of syringes but saw tiny bubble go in ( dressing and caps were changed last night ). I'm wondering whether this tiny bubble cou...
  12. Bad day giving vaccines

    Try not to stress too much, this stuff happens. I've had a bent needle, a kid that pulled out a needle before i could injunction, and have had tons of bleeders. He will be okay. Great for you to see it as a learning opportunity!
  13. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    Anything less than 10 cc has to much pressure and can damage line.
  14. One of those days

    Where you feel like nothing was accomplished and you forgot to chart everything. One of those days where you are run off your feet yet, yet you wonder if you really helped at all. One of those days where you truly tried to be patient and helpful but ...
  15. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    How do you transfer it to a ten ml flush ?