I have heard different things from different nurses about the max amount of CCs you can give IM in certain areas for adults and pedis and just wanted to clear it up.
So for each injectable muscle on an adult what is the maximum amount of CCs you can give?
Same question for peds
Also I know there's a big squander about to use or not to use lido with rochepin. One nurse actually told me to mix it with NS one time but I read the bottle and it said use either sterile water or the lido.
And what would y'all say is the best way to give that nasty bicillin shot? I had a bad experience last night when I gave bicillin in the outer thigh of this little girl and she moved and ended up wailing around as I was giving the shot and the mom was pissed saying that was the worst shot ever. Wasn't my fault lady your kid yanked their leg out of my hand. She wouldn't even let me explain the DC instructions she just signed and left. I swear ppl like that just really know how to work me up but I understand it's their child and seeing their child go through anything is hard but I just hate being blamed for the predicament as I say kids are strong and they knock out your grip sometimes
I call bunk. There NO way a "new" hospital doesn't have every t crossed and I dotted before throwing open the doors and screaming "open for business"! If what you're saying IS true, I am afraid, very afraid about what else is going on there!
Thank you all for your responses and @Annaflaxis (love the name) we just opened up a new hospital so we don't exactly have set p&ps in place yet or they haven't been clearly explained that there is a preference for either solution. And I did have a good hold down on the kid but she was just very strong. She was little so I thought I could've handled it on my own and I did explain to mother that it would be a painful shot but yea I just don't like anyone being upset with me as no one would but working in the ER that's likely to happen here and there atleast
BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN
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I call bunk. There NO way a "new" hospital doesn't have every t crossed and I dotted before throwing open the doors and screaming "open for business"! If what you're saying IS true, I am afraid, very afraid about what else is going on there!