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1. Central Line Question

   calistami replied to calistami's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys. Makes sense now, but none of us working that shift had had this happen before and I guess in the heat of the moment, the nurse who found the situation just kind of did what came naturally. We did call the doctor immediately and get their...

2. dumping meds into our water supply

   calistami replied to NursePatty24's topic in General Nursing

   I never thought about this. We waste into the sink most times, occasionally into the garbage. For those of you whose facilities use the sharps container, I'm guessing it's only used for pills/capsules and not liquids? Slightly related, I always won...

3. Central Line Question

   calistami posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey! I have a question for experienced nurses and central line experts. A patient (a very active sleeper) somehow got their PICC line cap and T-connector unhooked from the PICC itself while asleep so that the PICC itself was open to air, and the pati...