Pedi_needi

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1. She is so dear to me...

   Pedi_needi posted a topic in Pediatric

   6..."going on 7" if you ask her. Teeny weeny little thing...barely weighing in at 20 kilos. A Cystic Fibrosis patient who has a multitude of respiratory and GI issues and has been admitted to our...

2. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi replied to Pedi_needi's topic in General Nursing

   ahhh i see... well i'm not sure what guage it is, just that it is a 4 french and the length is 40 to 16 cm. anyways, i went to push it again tonite and it worked just fine so who knows! maybe it was...

3. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi replied to Pedi_needi's topic in General Nursing

   a 10 cc

4. Push Cephalosporins through a PICC line?

   Pedi_needi posted a topic in General Nursing

   More specifically, the drug was Maxipime. Looked it up in our drug manual that we have here on the floor, said it was OK to push 3-5 mins. I diluted it correctly, flushed the PICC with NS with no...

5. Appropriate IV fluids for pediatrics

   Pedi_needi replied to zologista's topic in Pediatric

   The standard in our facility is D5 and 1/2 NS + 20 k... Any thoughts on

6. I Never Remember....

   Pedi_needi replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   DITTO! Gotta love those Teaching Hospitals! Its even worse at