Carpijet?

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Hi. I was just wondering if anyone knew where to purchase a "carpijet?" (I don't know if the spelling is correct) but it's the plastic tool that is used to administer iv medications? I truly would appreciate this! thanks

Specializes in Oncology.
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This is a carpuject. At our hospital all Morphine and Dilaudid comes in the prefilled carpuject syringes that fit into this. I always just put the syringe into the carpuject and use it that way instead of drawing it up into a separate syringe.

May I ask why some would think this doesn't meet OSHA safety standards?

One concern I have is dragging it room to room with each patient and God-only knows what organisms they have. Syringes nice- whole thing thrown out before it even leaves room.

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Our morphine pre-filled syringes come with needle less blunt tip so no worry of sticking oneself or you can remove that and attach a safety glide needle for IM injections for instance.

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I am now dating myself! When I was in nursing school, carpujects and tubexes where commonly used. I still have my Tubex injector(after about 20 years!) and still use it every shift. I liked it better than the carpuject. From what I have read, the tubex one is not made anymore. It is much easier and quicker than drawing the med into a syringe. As for room to room, it is not much different that the "nurse on a stick" that goes room to room. Just disinfect it after each use.

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Specializes in OR, peds, PALS, ICU, camp, school.
I am now dating myself! When I was in nursing school, carpujects and tubexes where commonly used. I still have my Tubex injector(after about 20 years!) and still use it every shift. I liked it better than the carpuject. From what I have read, the tubex one is not made anymore. It is much easier and quicker than drawing the med into a syringe. As for room to room, it is not much different that the "nurse on a stick" that goes room to room. Just disinfect it after each use.

How have you kept your Tubex that long? Or is it the metal one? I was never a huge fan of the metal one but I bet I have one around somewhere. I dropped my last blue plastic tubex a couple months ago and the metal tip broke off. A sad, sad, day! I still use the carpujects, I have my own, but often we keep one in the pt's med drawer. They often get moved to the floor with the pt then we get a new one for the next pt. I do remember when the tubex cartridges had needles... sometimes not the one I wanted to use, either. Now the Carpuject cartridges have a luer lock end so you can screw on a needless adaptor or screw it to needless tubing. I guess I do remeber giving a lot of IMs with the systems years ago (didn't phenergan come in a cartridge? and the Demerol days?) and screwing on a needle or using the one built in but I rarely give an IM anymore. Seems like if I did, I'd just screw on a safety needle. No less safe than a syringe. Less waste, less time, less cost.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Love, love, love my carpuject! Our hospital carried Dilaudid in 1 or 2mg syringes, so if I'm going to give 0.25mg or 0.5mg, I will draw those up in a separate syringe. If I am giving the entire syringe as a single dose, I'll use the carpuject.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

I use it all the time; if I'm giving a partial dose and may want the other half (ie, 0.5 of Dilaudid and repeat in an hour), I just cap it, (needleless), stick a patient label on it and have to give the rest of a dose later.

Just call pharmacy and have some sent up, if your hospital has the prefilled tubes for it they should the holders as well.

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Specializes in Oncology.

What's a "nurse on a stick?"

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Home Health.

I was wondering that too. Whats a nurse on a stick?

BTW, when I worked the floor, I absolutely LOVED my carpuject. It saved ALOT of time.

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

I know this is going to really date me here and show my real age but I have two of the old metal ones that you used to have to slip the syringe into. I have two sizes of them and I keep them as a reminder of my old years in nursing (sort of like the old metal bedpans). God, I am old!!!

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Specializes in cardiothoracic surgery.
Love, love, love my carpuject! Our hospital carried Dilaudid in 1 or 2mg syringes, so if I'm going to give 0.25mg or 0.5mg, I will draw those up in a separate syringe. If I am giving the entire syringe as a single dose, I'll use the carpuject.

I'm confused. Why do you use a separate syringe if you are not giving the whole dose? I just squirt out what I don't want to use with the carpuject. Just wondering.

Everyone at our hospital uses carpuject, pharmacy supplies them. I have never even thought about drawing the meds up in a separate syringe. Honestly, I was a little surprised to hear some nurses do it that way.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
I'm confused. Why do you use a separate syringe if you are not giving the whole dose? I just squirt out what I don't want to use with the carpuject. Just wondering.

Because I may use another dose in as little as fifteen minutes. Saves time to just put a patient sticker on it and hold onto it instead of wasting it, then having to go pull out another syringe in a few minutes.

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Specializes in cardiothoracic surgery.
Because I may use another dose in as little as fifteen minutes. Saves time to just put a patient sticker on it and hold onto it instead of wasting it, then having to go pull out another syringe in a few minutes.

Oh, I see. Thanks for clearing up my confusion.

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