How about completely blocked catheter? Sometime the clotting is so bad that nothing can go in or out. It's impossible to instill anti-coagulant into the catheter without dislodging the clot. I used...
Why nurses? Do we impress them that we kill everyday just because we face death everyday. Or do they think that we have no emotions towards people's death, or we are supermen and women who can do...
It was >10 years ago when I was working in an acute medical ward. It was government hospital. There was 50 beds but accomodating 50->100 patients. Thanks to the magical canvas beds. There were...
What we do is exactly what you are doing in your hospital. But there is always conflicts between ICU staff and dialysis nurses when it comes to this question. Some nurses will be very happy to take up...