we disinfect all of our machines each working day,even our spare one.the concern would be if we needed that machine and it had not been disinfected and routine cultures drawn,how would you know if...
again,thanks for the replies but i think i may have worded the question wrong. i'm looking for information on flipping the venous needles after cannulation! you know how sometimes the arterial needle...
thanks to everyone for the replies but i still don't know if flipping the venous needle is ok or not... also kat1994, i'm not sure if you meant that you occ. pull needles w/o flipping them back but we...
hi guys! i'm looking for any input that anyone has re: flipping needles. we occ have to flip arterial needles when pressures are high but i can't find any info ANYWHERE with regards to flipping the...
babyboomerRN replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU
some of my patients tell me that they can taste ferrlecit that we give during dialysis and apparently it tastes pretty bad! i usually give lifesavers to those patients that complain and that seems to...
hi! is your grandma receiving dialysis treatments via her fistula? if so they can certainly be drawing her labs pre-treatment. and if she does have a fistula or a graft in place no one should be using...
love love love the phoenix machines! i have total trust in them,you can't take any shortcuts w/them. but they are the only machines i've ever worked on except a very brief time w/cobe machines. so my...
babyboomerRN replied to kgrieco53's topic in General Nursing
If your pt. is a dialysis pt with a fistula you "feel the thrill" which is a buzzing sensation, the bruit is a whooshing sound that you can hear with a stethoscope. Hope this
OMG!!!!! where is your manager? he/she should be dealing w/this behavior NOW... keep in mind that yes, staff and pt's do become close and yes, they do form relationships that might be a little more...
hi! don't let her get to you! it took me about 5 months to stop using my index cards completly! ( i highly recommend you also make index cards w/each step written down for set up,rinseback,etc.) i was...
hi! welcome to allnurses! the blood flow rate depends on the needle size,may also depend on what type of machine you're using. 17gauge needles w/new access usually run 300bfr,16gauge needles may run...
hi! does your md have standing orders for acute runs? did you give the albumin as ordered? i'm sure you also tried putting the pt in min.ufr to help w/bp's. i'm asking these questions because i've...