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  1. Cheat Sheets

    rehabhereIcome replied to Yayamaya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Does anyone have a close up pic of the clip board...is there insulin info on

  2. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    rehabhereIcome replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Those posts were all way too entertaining and so the reality of nursing. Although I noticed it was one of the least favourite nursing skills...Trache suctioning and disimpacting are my life at...

  3. PICC line dressing changes in the NICU

    rehabhereIcome replied to Nurse Ali's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    how long will there be brusing at the insertion site after initial placement? this is normal correct...as is the dried bits of

  4. IV med

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in Home Health

    :confused:This is from the P&P manual for hanging IV meds.... "Many divisions no longer use the primary bag of normal saline " Anyone else follow this..I thought it was just protocol to hang a...

  5. When to dilute IV push meds ???

    rehabhereIcome replied to RNNC2003's topic in General Nursing

    Total lame question I am sure...but I have NEVER pushed a med...never had the opportunity...not in home nursing. AND... It was certainly NOT taught in school. Anyhow...I will use this for example....

  6. Wound Assessment/Documentation

    rehabhereIcome replied to Fockercrates's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    is NS from an IV bag the same as the NS used to clean wounds from the bottle? I have seen nurses withdraw from the bag and use it to clean with..is it the same

  7. IV med

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    Peripheral flush: a 3cc pre and post flush is required....what is the size of syringe used..I know 10cc syringe is used for central lines etc.

  8. Hanging IV meds

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    Thanks..everything is worked out...we flush with 10cc syringes, prefilled NS, and use the pressure technique on our needless capped lines...and I do scrub vigorously with the alcohol swab on the ends....

  9. Hanging IV meds

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a client on IV Cipro BID(HOME CARE). His med is hung and goes through a central line. We are having a discrepancy as to whether we should flush with 10cc BNS, hang the med, flush with 10cc BNS,...

  10. Hanging IV meds

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    BNS is bacteriostatic normal

  11. Hanging IV meds

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Home Health

    Figured it out. We now have prefilled NS syringes. Flush line with 10cc NS hang med , disconnect flush with 10cc NS and cap end of IV line and hang up. Change all lines and bags q 24 hours as it is...

  12. Mixing multiple iv drugs in one syringe

    rehabhereIcome replied to student_nurse_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe it to be a real technique just never heard of it! LOL! I was trying to imagine myself doing it(butter fingers here!) and I liked the second idea a little better. I understand how to do...

  13. Mixing multiple iv drugs in one syringe

    rehabhereIcome replied to student_nurse_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    How do you squirt 2 individually drawn up meds into a larger syringe? Never heard of

  14. central line flush/lock

    rehabhereIcome posted a topic in Private Duty

    I maintain a central line..we do flushes with 10cc BNS and lock it with 300units of Hepalean on a weekly basis..everytime my client goes into hospital they say we only use NS daily to keep the line...

  15. central line flush/lock

    rehabhereIcome replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in Private Duty

    What are those who are working in clients homes only

  16. New to Home Health.... many ?'s

    rehabhereIcome replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Home Health

    I have never used a PDA for medical reference..can you give me a little tutorial or overview of how you use it in your practice. I am a shift home care nurse and have never needed a PDA. THough I...