Sunflowerr7761 BSN

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1. IV Piggyback: Benefits of Its Administration

   Sunflowerr7761 replied to Kellie Norris's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if it is the unit policy but the nurses I have been following hang primary ns even with one time order abx or anything IVPB order. I was told to use two different channels when running potassium to ease the discomfort. Do you do like tha...

2. IV Piggyback: Benefits of Its Administration

   Sunflowerr7761 replied to Kellie Norris's topic in General Nursing

   if the pt has continuous/prolonged abx infusion every few hours do I have to change the vtbi every time when I change the secondary? How much do you set for primary rate and vtbi if there are multiple abx running in different rates and different amou...

3. IV Piggyback: Benefits of Its Administration

   Sunflowerr7761 replied to Kellie Norris's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! if the pt does not have fluid order and if he or she may have risk of fluid overload can I set the vtbi as 30ml and then disconnect it? Thank you! so like you said if there are multiple abx ordered at the same time 33/hr and 200/hr wh...

4. IV Piggyback: Benefits of Its Administration

   Sunflowerr7761 posted a topic in General Nursing

   The intravenous piggyback (IVPB) infusion is a method of giving intravenous (IV) solutions to patients. IVPBs are smaller doses of medication that "piggyback" off the central IV line. Table of Contents IV Piggyback (IVPB) Overview ...