sandromeda

Back to the question... my unit (PICU) stocks "detachol", and it works great... smells like baby oil, and I think it's mostly mineral oil.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's like this: if you go to a school that has an individual school of nursing you get a BSN, and if your school has a department in nursing (but no school of nursing) you get a BS with an "emphasis" in nursing. I think they are both the same, and prepare students in simialr methods.

As long as your program will accept them, why not take them at a local community college? It's usually more affordable, and taking courses at a university is no guarantee that you will get a better education than at a community college. What you put into your coursework is what will really help with your nursing career. I transfered into a BSN program with a previous BA in psychology and prerequisites done at a local commuter university that offered 2 and 4 year degrees.

I'm trying to find literature to support flushing central lines (UVCs, PICC lines, ect) with nothing smaller than 5ml syringe. 1 ml and 3 ml syringes create too much pressure and can rupture the lines and cause vascular damage (based on my preliminary research) but I still see nurses flushing with these syringes. Furthermore, my agency's policy is to flush with nothing smaller than 5ml syringe. I am not talking about the volume to be flushed (we only flush with .5 ml of heparin) but the syringe itself. Any help would be greatly appreciated.