Kate96

Kate96 has 6 years experience and specializes in critical care.

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1. Propofol and LR solution

   Kate96 replied to Kate96's topic in General Nursing

   Those are all fair points! I have never witnessed precipitate form with propofol in my practice. Do you mean in that it is a opaque white emulsion, precipitation would be hard to

2. Propofol and LR solution

   Kate96 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello Everyone! I had a quick question about this article I came across regarding LR compatibility. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326865/pdf/10.1177_0018578719888913.pdf It...

3. IV incompatibility

   Kate96 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   Hello Everyone! I recently had a question come up and I was not sure how to answer it. The question was if IV incompatible meds could ever me inadvertently mixed together if two infusions ran through...

4. CRRT: negative patient fluid removal

   Kate96 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Hey Everyone! I am fairly new to CRRT and had an issue come up one night. I was having problems with my access pressure being extremely negative. I was troubleshooting and ultimately my Vas Cath...

5. Manifolds: Question On Connecting Multiple Drips

   Kate96 posted a topic in Critical Care

   hey everyone! I just had a question about manifolds. I was told by a senior RN that it doesn't matter the order you connect drips to manifolds. For example, the rates of the separate drips don't...

6. OG tube placement and trach tube

   Kate96 replied to Kate96's topic in Critical Care

   thank you for your response. I have not been provided rational, and I just have never seen a patient with a trach with an OG and I had assumed it is a contraindication. I just spoke to my nurse...

7. OG tube placement and trach tube

   Kate96 posted a topic in Critical Care

   This is probably a dumb question, but I have personally never fully understood why we cannot placed OGs in a patient with a tracheostomy. The trach is placed under the vocal chords in the trachea and...

8. IVPB medications

   Kate96 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   I have a question regarding IVPB medications. 1) Example: Can you give IVF at 75cc/hr and Zosyn IVPB at 25cc/hr as concomitant infusions or would this cause the Zosyn to be infused at a faster...

9. IV gtts and arterial line

   Kate96 posted a topic in Critical Care

   If you have an arterial line and IV gtts going do you need to stop them to draw blood from arterial line? Will the arterial line blood be contaminated if you draw the sample while the IV drips are...