iluvivt

iluvivt BSN, RN

Infusion Nursing, Home Health Infusion

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  1. Discouraged new grad in orientation hell.

    iluvivt replied to nursything's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would not ask your preceptors to back off as you word it b/c they are simply doing their job and that could be taken the wrong the way. You rather want to integrate yourself into the team as...

  2. IV infiltrate :(

    iluvivt replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    The good things are that it was NS and in the forearm,with NS being isotonic it is much easier on the tissue and there is tissue in the FA as opposed to other sites such as a hand. As others have...

  3. group pharm project - calling creative-types!

    iluvivt replied to booncis's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like jeopardy games b/c it gets the class involved you can divide the class into teams of two and make sure the winners get a treat or something. You can set up a jeopardy board up with the...

  4. Yet Another Pre-Employment Drug Screen Thread

    iluvivt replied to YouSmellLikeCDiff's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I rather enjoyed reading your post and the play by play...i personally like stories with all the details. You cannot please everyone and there is always the option NOT to read and/or respond. I would...

  5. Chafing

    iluvivt replied to dariah's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We use the highest grade isolation gowns so the thickest ones you can get with a thick moisture repellent layer, Everyone hates them b/c it is like wrapping yourself up with saran wrap. So yes I get...

  6. If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    iluvivt replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would venture to say that many nurses do not even know what that means and why it is important. I was helping a nurse a few weeks ago and noted she did not know about this. She of course, listened...

  7. Special touches

    iluvivt replied to kewlblu65's topic in General Nursing

    The special touches should be quality nursing care on a consistent basis . I have been a nurse now for 31 years and a patient may times. Many a nurse feels overburdened by the workload and yet work...

  8. Do I have to flush before withdrawing a blood from a PICC even a 0.9 Nacl + k running

    iluvivt replied to mspurple's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yes ..I agree on the volume...2 x the priming volume of the line is adequate as I stated. I was addressing all types of CVCs for the most part since a blood draw will be similar for all with some...

  9. Do strict uniform policies convey professionalism and promote happiness in patients?

    iluvivt replied to victoriachojnacky's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would hate that! I have to pick my own clothing as I am very fussy about what I wear as I must be comfortable and cool. There are many other ways to convey to pts the qualifications of the...

  10. Need help understanding insulin affect on colonoscopy procedure

    iluvivt replied to fl.bunny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    He is holding it b/c the pt has been NPO and thus is not eating so he he will not be taking and food which must be metabolized and glucose transported into the cells via insulin as the carrier, Since...

  11. Pathophysiology Help!!

    iluvivt replied to tortorRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes I agree and that should be a sample post of how to ask for

  12. How could a mimic be used to distinguish if another drug blocks the receptor?

    iluvivt replied to chinocollege's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is my thinking: If you give a mimic and it DOES NOT function as expected then you can make the inference that something is wrong. In this case it sounds like the mimic would be used to confirm...

  13. Is this cheating?

    iluvivt replied to BCurtis's topic in General Students

    Yes! absolutely this violates the principles of academic integrity. These will be the nurses in the real world that will likely not report that they have have administered an incorrect dose,not take...

  14. PICC Line with TPN going, How to give Benadryl IV?

    iluvivt replied to eleuter's topic in Medical-Surgical

    TPN should always be a dedicated lumen. So if you only have a SL (single lumen) you should not be administering anything else in that lumen. If you have a dual lumen or a triple lumen PICC then you...

  15. PICC Line access

    iluvivt replied to Djadia's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yes..we do need to know more and I was extending my answer. I had a similar issue last week, We decided to leave a PICC in overnight that had an UAEDVT, It was just a very small thrombus in the...

  16. Where does the job end?

    iluvivt replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    I do home infusion about 20-40 hrs per pay period and the rest on an IV/PICC team for a different healthcare organization. I put in all my time for HH and they pay me for what I actually do. I get...

  17. PICC Line access

    iluvivt replied to Djadia's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Many patients actually get a thrombus related to CVC placement that we never really know about since most are clinically silent. It is when they do have some s/sx that a Doppler is done and it is...

  18. Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

    iluvivt replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course! they may not say you helped them get it together BUT trust me they know. That will go along way in your future dealing with them and you gain credibility . You are right!....YOU did what...

  19. Blood transfusions times

    iluvivt replied to olive37's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that ACUTE transfusion related reactions can occur up to 24 hrs after an infusion but usually occur early on during the course of the infusion. You can also have a delayed hemolytic...

  20. Saline locks and intermittant infusion question

    iluvivt replied to lemmyg's topic in Patient Medications

    OK ..I see where you are going with this. The wording was just throwing me off.... an old nursing trick,which I never use by the way, is to apply a tourniquet well above the IV site (for PIVs only)...

  21. IV Rocephin Question

    iluvivt replied to kittkatsmom's topic in Patient Medications

    Rocephin can be run through any these types of lines. My thought is they want you to say midline b/c of the reference to 3 days or more.That word more makes me think they are looking for midline to be...

  22. IV Rocephin Question

    iluvivt replied to kittkatsmom's topic in Patient Medications

    Rocephin can be run through any these types of lines. My thought is they want you to say midline b/c of the reference to 3 days or more.That word more makes me think they are looking for midline to be...

  23. Saline locks and intermittant infusion question

    iluvivt replied to lemmyg's topic in Patient Medications

    First of all many places DO NOT hang a medication line. I see this in the ICUs a lot but not elsewhere. Let me get the terminology straight for you. If you have a primary line with D5 and 1/2 NS...

  24. I dont' have a clue what to do, please someone help me.

    iluvivt replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are they are responding to a consumer

  25. Is the inside of the wrist a safe site to start an IV

    iluvivt replied to whereisrebecca's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    In 2011 the Infusion Nurses Society changed their recommendation about this area. It is 33IA and states " Avoid the lateral surface of the wrist for approx 4-5 inches b/c of the potential for nerve...