Elm12

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1. IV Pump VTBI and Rate

   Elm12 replied to Elm12's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, @nursej22! Very helpful! I am going to print out the chart you linked. I don't have badge access to the computers yet, but I will also see if the EMR has a medication checker, too. That's so nice that the doses came labeled with the infusi...

2. IV Pump VTBI and Rate

   Elm12 replied to Elm12's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, @londonflo, for your thoughtful comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. Your answers are very helpful! 1. Yes, that makes so much sense. I'm going to start looking at the tubing to see how much it tak...

3. IV Pump VTBI and Rate

   Elm12 replied to Elm12's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your input @Been there,done that and for your response! I do agree that these are questions for my instructor and I have asked them to two different instructors and a few nurses on the floor. These have been my responses: 1. I hav...

4. IV Pump VTBI and Rate

   Elm12 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone, I am currently in nursing school and I have a few questions about calculating the VTBI and the pump rate. 1. I often see nurses hang an antibiotic of 50 mls and they program the VTBI for 40 or 45 mls to make sure the line doe...