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    Need Port question answered by knowlegable nurses

    IVRUS replied to Bluanthrogrrl's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Standards of practice say that a clinician MUST obtain a blood return, which is the color and consistency of whole blood from every IV catheter or you have a NON-functioning IV catheter and it should...
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    IV HELP

    IVRUS replied to XXXX5's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you must ask yourself... IS LR and Pitocin compatible? If they are, I would get a second pump and hang the pit on its own primary tubing and then hook into the mainline in a side port...
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    Teaching IV insertion, Providing certification

    IVRUS replied to nicolemarcelino's topic in General Nursing

    Well, are you an Infusion specialist? Do you have your VA-BC or CRNI credentials? If not that is where I'd start. If so, I would contact your schools of nursing or pharmacies, as they often employ...
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    Injecting into a cannula; does syringe size matter?

    IVRUS replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in General Nursing

    INS = Infusion Nursing Society and you may find them at http://www.ins1.org And the above posts are correct when they say: Once patency is confirmed, use whatever syringe size you need to give the...
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    VA-BC Exam Experience

    IVRUS replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Congrats on passing.... This exam is not as strenuous as going for your CRNI, but a test can always be
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    PICC Lines

    IVRUS replied to b981's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If they are NOT Placing ANY cap on the end of the IV catheter, then yes, I would agree that that is really dangerous...and can be deadly, but I didn't take that from the OP. I was thinking that the...
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    Discharge Teaching on PICC line/OPAT

    IVRUS replied to LJOHRrn's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I am a little confused with your post, because no patient should be going home with any type of IV catheter and subsequent medication and not have a pharmacy involved to provide them with the drug....
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    PICC Lines

    IVRUS replied to b981's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If I were YOU, I would have a "sit-down" with the Director and Staff Development person. The organization I work for uses pre-filled Saline flushes and they are used by flushing approx. 2 cc of the...
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    IV/PICC Nurse, education needed

    IVRUS replied to chewkelsey's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    A BS, or BSN is NOT a requirement to become a Vascular Access Specialist. Most RN's who gain their specialty in IV Therapy, aren't just "PICC" nurses, but rather take this role to care for all...
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    Phlebotomy draw proximal to an IV

    IVRUS replied to talashark's topic in General Nursing

    Why oh, why would you draw above an IV site???? That is a huge NO-NO. DO not do this, nor place a tourniquet on the arm with an indwelling line like a PICC or ML. Draw labs below where the IV...
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    Diff b/w PICC and Central Line

    IVRUS replied to angelique777's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    A line placed in the femoral vein should have its tip in the IVC, vs the SVC. If it is in the correct place, then it is a central line. Most lines in the femoral vein are percutaneously placed,...
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    drug calculations help please

    IVRUS replied to petrit's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You must know how many MILLIGRAMS should infuse over what time frame..ie. 10mg per
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    Dressing post Central line removal

    IVRUS replied to nu16843's topic in General Nursing

    ONLY 1 VERY old report, that in reality is an abstract report, not a complete study. Also, it occurred when the line was placed. But that is neither here nor there imo, as this has not been...
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    Decadron IV given PO?

    IVRUS replied to KericRN's topic in General Nursing

    Want over have x volume. 6/4 x 1 = 1.5. You are
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    Certifications

    IVRUS replied to Nursing16kim's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    There are two certifications that will increase your knowledge base, and give you credibility in the IV world. The first is obtaining your CRNI. The Certified Registered Nurse Infusion, is a...
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    is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    IVRUS replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Clarification: Are you saying that the IV tubing was still appropriately attached to her IV catheter, but that a portion of the tubing was hanging low, and it was touching the floor. OR, are you...
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    BP cuff over a PICC line

    IVRUS replied to offlabel's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE... NOT ONLY DO YOU NEED TO HESITATE, you need to avoid this practice. Think of a straw in a tube. When you compress the tube, fluid in the tube (or in this case blood) is drawn into the...
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    IM/IV med administration

    IVRUS replied to wordrm's topic in General Students

    Good Post, but remember INS states that one nurse should make NO MORE than 2 VP and there should be no more than 4 sticks total before that expert is called
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    IM/IV med administration

    IVRUS replied to wordrm's topic in General Students

    FISHING for a vein is never appropriate. A nurse should ALWAYS be holding traction on the skin distal to the VP insertion site to keep that vessel from moving. Accessing metacarpal veins in the back...
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    What happens if IV med does not finish on time?

    IVRUS replied to umharhar's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am merely speaking to the fact that this modality of administering a IVAB can be much more expensive than the diluent bag and the dry drug powder delivery. The cost is comparable if the dose is q...
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    What happens if IV med does not finish on time?

    IVRUS replied to umharhar's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yes, I agree that an elastomeric device is a wonderful thing, but it is cost prohibitive in many cases. Each one only delivers a single IVAB and then it is pitched. So, anything over a q day infusion...
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    5 year IV nurse, first impossible patient. Anxiety!!

    IVRUS replied to Mihlfy's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Ah... Yeah. And yet, at the end of the day, all you can do is be thankful for those you do get. We all have those days. And lastly, our patients are coming into various places much sicker, more...
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    Vanco and TPN

    IVRUS replied to Themajesticfemale's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, I read the post too quickly. And Muno is correct: As long as the medications are going into two different lumens of the central line, then there should be no problem infusing them...
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    Vanco and TPN

    IVRUS replied to Themajesticfemale's topic in Patient Medications

    NO. TPN must not have any other medication piggybacked into it besides lipids. TPN must have a dedicated line and no violations of the line should be
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    Precepting in IV therapy

    IVRUS replied to nurseshellyRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Youtube is a terrible place to find proper ways of performing