Prevent penicillin clogging

Nurses General Nursing

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Hi there. Frequently happens to me the clogging of penicillin when i try to administrate. i use 20 gauge needle and reserve a minimum of air in the syringue to prevent the contact with the needle. i also change the needle after preparation as always. can you help me?

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Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education.

What type of pcn, what dose, what concentration? What route? (Egads a 20ga for an IM? I hope you mean IV....and if so, no needless system?)

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I'm referring to IM administration. The product comes ready to mix and administrate - 12.000 or 24.000 units. Yes i use a IV needle - 20g - as it is impossible to administrate with a 22g - if i do it, it is certaintly that it will clog.

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Specializes in ICU.

I've never administered it IM. What type of nursing do you do?

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Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education.

Oh gosh, that's rough. The Bicillin injectible is pretty thick, but a 22 is a safe bet. Just hard to push.

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