BrantleyRN

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   Over-tightened blood line connection and sterile caps

   BrantleyRN replied to BrantleyRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Thanks for the responses! Yeah I have heard sometimes the different caps make a slight difference. I feel we need a dialysis tool that would give us grip and leverage on the caps and connections to...
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   Over-tightened blood line connection and sterile caps

   BrantleyRN replied to BrantleyRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Thanks for the response! Yeah I have heard sometimes the different caps make a slight
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   I wanna quit

   BrantleyRN replied to dialysisnewbie100818's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Very good topic! When cannulating I always grab the access between 2 fingers on it's sides and sort of pinch it up. This gives me a feel and a visual of my target. Then when I poke I do a hard jab to...
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   Over-tightened blood line connection and sterile caps

   BrantleyRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   THE PROBLEM: Over-tightened or vaccume sealed blood line connections and sterile caps. How does everyone deal with this issue? I have heard of several workarounds myself that include: 1. Two metal...
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   Inpatient dialysis

   BrantleyRN replied to nurseontheway's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   You are right to say the hours are less structured... it is impossible to know how many patients will need running on any given day, especislly if you do multiple modalities (HD, PD, CRRT, Apheresis)...