Arduy

Arduy has 23 years experience and specializes in infusion therapy, wound care.

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1. IV iron protocol??

   Arduy replied to JennyinLD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello JennyinLD, in our general surgery unit we occasionally administer Ferric gluconate intravenously. This drug is known to be compatible with normal saline only. We don't have a protocol for it, but: We always administer this drug diluted in 100/2...

2. Decadron question

   Arduy replied to nursequeenie's topic in General Nursing

   Amiodarone is one other drug incompatible with NaCl solutions, and absorbs to PVC. Here in Italy we use a drug that is called FOY (gabesato mesilato) to neutralize pancreatic enzymes in acute pancreatitis that is also incompatible with NaCl solutions...

3. Benadryl and Decadron

   Arduy replied to shannonFNP's topic in General Nursing

   Hello. I only found that there's quite a pH difference between the two drugs (Benadryl=5-6 and Decadron=7-8.5...it could mean something), and that both Decadron and Benadryl are incompatible with a hugh list of drugs. However, there's conflicting com...

4. Delirium prevention in ICU

   Arduy replied to Arduy's topic in Emergency

   A very big thank you for helping me out. Unfortunately the RN student doesn't Know the English language well enough to understand it. I already had to translate some scientific papers for her and will again if she'd need some other ones translated. ...

5. Delirium prevention in ICU

   Arduy replied to Arduy's topic in Emergency

   Thanks, I'll try some more times with Google. The most interesting articles that I've encountered have to be payed for, and that makes me give up. Other articles (so many of them...) are not quite centered on the nurses role. I'll try to help her out...

6. Delirium prevention in ICU

   Arduy posted a topic in Emergency

   Hello to all. I'd very much appreciate any help you can give me. This is the situation: a student nurse for her graduation thesis (RN) ask me to find some material that addresses the issue of what a nurse can do regarding the prevention of delirium ...

7. stitches

   Arduy replied to ROCKONTULL's topic in General Nursing

   Do they teach suturing at school? It's not an RN's task. You could learn to do it though.

8. Question on IV solution

   Arduy replied to SugarPlum2003's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes we use D10 solution with 10 units of regular (rapid) insulin in it to lower blood potassium levels quite rapidly.