Nursing Au

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  1. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    This post was only a scenario for nurses to discuss. I noticed a few nurses do it in this way. You are the first person to share the experience. It is great. The post was specifically produced...

  2. Confusion over pain med administration

    Nursing Au replied to HarmonyStewart's topic in Pain Management

    According to your reply - "If there is no specificity as to when you may give the 2nd tablet, you can give it at the 5th hour, just understand that it will be another 6 hours before they are due...

  3. PRN range analgesia.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Pain Management

    There is one article from the journal - Pain Management Nursing. Nurses’ opinions on appropriate administration of prn range opioid analgesic orders for acute pain. Nurses' Opinions on Appropriate...

  4. PRN range analgesia.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Pain Management

    You can copy the weblink and paste it into the URL address field of a web browser. Then press the "Enter" key on the keyboard of a

  5. PRN range analgesia.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Pain Management

    Thanks for your good participation. Perhaps your demonstrated wrong understanding about the example from the journal - Pain Management Nursing. One reply from you is ''The order is 2-8mg every 2...

  6. Calculation about dilution

    Nursing Au replied to Khoo Sereen's topic in Patient Medications

    That is exactly correct, especially at ICU. Meanwhile, Morphine is compatible to both water for injection and normal saline. Certainly, a larger Morphine dose via IV infusion would be diluted with...

  7. Opsite spray.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    At some facilities, the dressing requirement for total knee replacement is to remove the dressing on day 5 or another later day before discharge, clean the wound, and cover with Duoderm. At one...

  8. Opsite spray.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    As you have 30 years experience as a BSN and works as a Registered Nurse, perhaps you have some good experience about Opsite

  9. Med error?

    Nursing Au replied to TraumaQueenRN4's topic in Pain Management

    Perhaps Dilaudid 0.5 mg is oral

  10. Med error?

    Nursing Au replied to TraumaQueenRN4's topic in Pain Management

    Are all the details correct? for example, "dilaudid 0.5mg q2 prn for severe pain", "dilaudid acts in about 15 minutes". According to the Dilaudid dose 0.5 mg and other details you provided, it seems...

  11. Med error?

    Nursing Au replied to TraumaQueenRN4's topic in Pain Management

    The pain management example from a surgeon perhaps can help your question.

  12. Opsite spray.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    The Opsite spray shouldn't be used to cover the wound, as it would block the non-water ingredients of exudate to be absorbed into Duoderm. To make it simple, just using Duoderm would be okay. However,...

  13. Neuro Obs and dressing.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Orthopedic

    At a website about total knee replacement: http://www.orthosports.com.au/SiteMedia/w3svc994/Uploads/Documents/patient_handout_sher_knee_replacement_recovery.pdf "After surgery ..., a dressing will...

  14. Fluid drainage.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I searched on the website about total knee replacement: https://www.mns.org.au/ArticleDocuments/2728/TotalKnee_rep_18October2016.pdf.aspx There is one sentence - “Once your narcotic infusion is...

  15. Fluid drainage.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Sorry, it is the document about total hip replacement: https://www.mns.org.au/ArticleDocuments/2728/Total_Hip_Rep_20Oct2016.pdf.aspx At page 21, There is one sentence - “Once your narcotic infusion...