Ronigrrl

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1. Special tubing and stopcock for diprivan??????

   Ronigrrl replied to criticalHP's topic in MICU

   The previous hospital I worked at just used Baxter tubing (Non-vented) and added the vent to it, no stopcock, changed it q 12. The current one uses Alaris, so tubing (general tubing) is already ventable and yes we use the stopcock and change q 12. I ...

2. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

   Ronigrrl replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Annmarie! My intelligence was a bit offended there too, lol. As far as the renal impairment mentioned, Tylenol has no effect on that unless it is hepatorenal. Ibuprofen is what you need to avoid in the setting of CRI/CRF/ARF.

3. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

   Ronigrrl replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

   Yay!! I have worked in 2 Level I Trauma centers and here some people say the Tylenol Myth and others who think it's bogus. Personally I think it is Bogus. As long as you allow a fever to happen and culture after a defined parameter Tylenol should not...