babyboomerRN RN

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1. Rinsing Of Dialysis Machines Everyday?!?

   babyboomerRN replied to JEANJAVE's topic in Urology

   we disinfect all of our machines each working day,even our spare one.the concern would be if we needed that machine and it had not been disinfected and routine cultures drawn,how would you know if that machine was safe to use? hope this helps!

2. flipping needles

   babyboomerRN replied to babyboomerRN's topic in Urology

   again,thanks for the replies but i think i may have worded the question wrong. i'm looking for information on flipping the venous needles after cannulation! you know how sometimes the arterial needle needs to flipped after treatment has started d/t h...

3. flipping needles

   babyboomerRN replied to babyboomerRN's topic in Urology

   thanks to everyone for the replies but i still don't know if flipping the venous needle is ok or not... also kat1994, i'm not sure if you meant that you occ. pull needles w/o flipping them back but we were always taught that the needles must go back ...

4. flipping needles

   babyboomerRN posted a topic in Urology

   hi guys! i'm looking for any input that anyone has re: flipping needles. we occ have to flip arterial needles when pressures are high but i can't find any info ANYWHERE with regards to flipping the venous. for some reason it sticks in my head that y...

5. I can taste that

   babyboomerRN replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU

   some of my patients tell me that they can taste ferrlecit that we give during dialysis and apparently it tastes pretty bad! i usually give lifesavers to those patients that complain and that seems to help.

6. Should blood be obtained from dialysis ports?

   babyboomerRN replied to loriannlpn's topic in Urology

   hi! is your grandma receiving dialysis treatments via her fistula? if so they can certainly be drawing her labs pre-treatment. and if she does have a fistula or a graft in place no one should be using that arm for anything other than dialysis.

7. Pheonix Machines

   babyboomerRN replied to Chipola's topic in Urology

   love love love the phoenix machines! i have total trust in them,you can't take any shortcuts w/them. but they are the only machines i've ever worked on except a very brief time w/cobe machines. so my opinion may be a little one-sided! good luck!

8. Bruit and Thrill | How to Identify & Nursing Overview

   babyboomerRN replied to kgrieco53's topic in General Nursing

   If your pt. is a dialysis pt with a fistula you "feel the thrill" which is a buzzing sensation, the bruit is a whooshing sound that you can hear with a stethoscope. Hope this helps!

9. is this typical ??? (long)

   babyboomerRN replied to mtnmom's topic in Urology

   OMG!!!!! where is your manager? he/she should be dealing w/this behavior NOW... keep in mind that yes, staff and pt's do become close and yes, they do form relationships that might be a little more "casual and laid back" than your typical nurse/pt.r...

10. encouragement needed

    babyboomerRN replied to mtnmom's topic in Urology

    hi! don't let her get to you! it took me about 5 months to stop using my index cards completly! ( i highly recommend you also make index cards w/each step written down for set up,rinseback,etc.) i was not mechanically inclined at all!! it took me abo...

11. Recommended Blood Flow thro Fistula Needles

    babyboomerRN replied to puddletown's topic in Urology

    hi! welcome to allnurses! the blood flow rate depends on the needle size,may also depend on what type of machine you're using. 17gauge needles w/new access usually run 300bfr,16gauge needles may run 350 and 15 gauge needles run 450-500 per md order a...

12. To all London nurses.

    babyboomerRN replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    my thoughts and prayers are also with all of you and your loved ones.

13. What would you have done?

    babyboomerRN replied to MJFRN's topic in Urology

    glad to hear you had a much better treatment run!

14. What would you have done?

    babyboomerRN replied to MJFRN's topic in Urology

    hi! does your md have standing orders for acute runs? did you give the albumin as ordered? i'm sure you also tried putting the pt in min.ufr to help w/bp's. i'm asking these questions because i've just had the worst 4 acute treatment runs over this p...

15. Response time when on call?

    babyboomerRN replied to Robbilin's topic in Urology

    hi! we have a two hour window from the time we get paged until we get to hospital and get the pt.on. hope this helps!