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    HIV needle stick

    IVRUS replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    If you are working for ANY company these days and that company is not investing in your safety, it would be a company that would long ago be in my rear view mirror! The company that does not provide...
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    Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    IVRUS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly Annie... Give me blood anytime, any where. In our jobs, blood is a good
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    Patient Safety Question/Nurses Conduct

    IVRUS replied to ChrisMonty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    C'mon Muno... saying: "I need you to be quiet and stop. If you do not stop I will paralyze you and intubate you. Trust me that will not be fun so you need to stop and be quiet." is threatening and...
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    Flo Valley Fall 2015

    IVRUS replied to lk517's topic in General Students

    No rudeness intended or implied... Merely stated a fact so that you could get better or even, one correct response. If no one understands what you're talking about, your question will get
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    Do RN's insert EJ's at your hospital

    IVRUS replied to Five&Two Will Do's topic in MICU, SICU

    How is what this poster said wrong? Most 18 gauge IV catheters do have better flow rates than 22 gauges, but a 22 g can handle approx. 2000mls/hr whereas an 18 g can handle over 6 liters an hour....
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    Flo Valley Fall 2015

    IVRUS replied to lk517's topic in General Students

    First of all, one must never assUme that other people or going to know what you are talking about! Is this Florrissant Valley Community College in MO, or something/somewhere else? How can someone...
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    IVRUS replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

    As other posts have said, most IV tubing holds between 15-25 cc. Some more, some less... but your goal should NOT be to run 30cc through to ensure all bubbles are out. Think about it this way, you...
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    HIV needle stick

    IVRUS replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    Though I am sorry that this happened, my question to you is "Why wasn't the safety engaged upon removal of the
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    Patient Safety Question/Nurses Conduct

    IVRUS replied to ChrisMonty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, The OP was overhearing a conversation, but the question was: Was this appropriate? And the answer clearly is NO. If it truly happened the way he/she described, it would be assault and battery if...
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    Took BP on IV site = IV bleeding?!

    IVRUS replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    It is quite acceptable to take a BP, or place a tourniquet BELOW an IV site to assess ones blood pressure or draw labs, but it should NOT be placed ABOVE the IV site. You are compressing the vein...
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    IV start: no blood when withdrawing but still usable?

    IVRUS replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem here is that I'm meaning the OP to mean that he/she gets a flashback, hooks the female catheter hub to an ext set, or to a needleless connector THEN checks for a blood return. I...
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    IV start: no blood when withdrawing but still usable?

    IVRUS replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Brownbook, When placing an IV catheter, one needs to be cognizant of a blood return. As to the situation explained by the OP, this is a rarity. Most of the time, blood return is had with a successful...
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    IV certification

    IVRUS replied to Fancy LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Not true in every case. The state I live in has such a comprehensive IV Therapy State Mandated program, that I haven't been able to give resiprocity to anyone coming into this state wanting to...
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    IV start: no blood when withdrawing but still usable?

    IVRUS replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, what size IV catheter are you using? If you have a small 24 gauge into a small metacarpal vessel, blood return may be scant. You also need to pay attention to the size of your syringe...
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    Broviac Allergy

    IVRUS replied to summer16's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Since he has a tunneled IV catheter which I presume has been in long enough to allow the cuff to have good tissue ingrowth, is a dressing mandatory? It sounds like he is sensitive to so many things,...
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    Central line dressing days

    IVRUS replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is diaphoretic and the dressing becomes loose... your institution replaces the entire catheter????? Wow... How is the risk vs benefit justified
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    Question about a recent patient

    IVRUS replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If it were a prefilled syringe, single use, in its dust cover, or sterile package, then it probably does NOT have preservatives in it. Those will be in your multidose, 30 cc vials of NSS. Normally,...
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    Becoming a Nurse

    IVRUS replied to NickiLynne11's topic in General Nursing

    Math and science courses are plentiful in the RN program and even moreso in the Bachelors programs, but if you're willing to be tutered, there are many nurses who will be more than happy to help. Just...
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    Patient Safety Question/Nurses Conduct

    IVRUS replied to ChrisMonty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What this "nurse" did is ASSAULT. She threatened the patient with bodily harm if he did not comply with her wishes. If she would have "made good" on her threats, she would be committing
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    Question about a recent patient

    IVRUS replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    At times, keep vein open rates (KVO) may be done with PICC's, however, please remember that this is an incomplete order. KVO can be anything from 0.2 cc/hr to 50cc/hr. Unless the facility you work...
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    accessing portacaths

    IVRUS replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, The first step is getting the terminology correct: Not all ports are Port-a-Caths. That is a name brand of one type of port. Implanted ports can be single or double, valved or non-valved,...
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    96 year old refuse treatment

    IVRUS replied to Vtachy1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes, she can make her own decisions, as an A&O person. If she desires to merely remain comfortable, that is what your company should work to provide. This really shouldn't be an
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    Really dumb blood admin question

    IVRUS replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Curious1, Your "other nurse" is just plain wrong.. and you were right, and you were even MORE conservative than needed, but still right on. Yes, education is in
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    Medication safety what if...

    IVRUS replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Never put a syringe full of any medication in your pocket, much less PO meds of any kind. What happens when a drug is in a syringe (not matter what kind is in the syringe - with some being more...
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    Ultraound IV placement

    IVRUS replied to RN_Sara's topic in General Nursing

    It takes awhile to become proficient at placing a catheter with US. What has always helped me was to ensure that once I get my flashback, I don't watch the site, but rather keep my eyes on the screen...