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    1 or 2 person insertion

    Asystole RN replied to thomas76's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    And how long have you been a vascular access nurse? I was under the impression you were an ICU nurse? How would you possibly know what is or is not more efficient? Blowing smoke
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    Scrub the Hub

    Asystole RN replied to ManNurseBear's topic in General Nursing

    Considering they are on average $0.25 per cap and are one time use disposables, expensive
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    disconnecting i.v. for a shower

    Asystole RN replied to tinasuojoki's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My home infusion patients are instructed to disconnect. Even my continuous milrinone patients
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    Drug Calculation

    Asystole RN replied to das729's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sometimes the answers really are that
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    Nurse Hijabi advice

    Asystole RN replied to SXUnursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Your ears hold bugs, your shirt holds bugs, so I would not worry about your hijabi. Most nurses that I have seen that wear them just wear them loose or actually put the scope on over and through the...
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    CNA-Two interviews-should I write a thank you letter for both?

    Asystole RN replied to hellohelloandhello's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A thank you letter is always appreciated. As to questions... You are on a boat that is sinking. Two people can fit in the lifeboat, who do you take? The captain, the engineer, or yourself? Why do you...
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    Vanco Trough Advice

    Asystole RN replied to amhtmh's topic in Patient Medications

    You need to consult your pharmacist and/or MD and ask them what they want you to do, preferably the pharmacist. There are some pretty good graphs that do a fairly good job at predicting trough levels...
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Asystole RN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    Arizona 5 Years BSN, x2 Specialty Certs Vascular Access Educator for a device manufacturer $105k salary, plus incentive bonuses. Vascular Access Nurse Contractor $150-$200hr (Annual gross is about...
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    Preferred Home Health Care Agency?!

    Asystole RN replied to SueSueRNBSN's topic in Home Health

    Preferred is more of a mill. Walgreens HH and Coram (CVS' HH) tend to be a bit
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    My one big issue

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My wife who is a registered nurse who works an office job and takes a 1 hour lunch and two
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    Didnt attemp CPR to a rigor mortis patient

    Asystole RN replied to Nar09's topic in General Nursing

    In my state nurses, both RN and LPN, can declare death when certain conditions exist such as no pulse, no pupillary response and livor mortis. Rigor mortis usually takes several hours to set in so...
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    Is this a common attendace policy?

    Asystole RN replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in several places where calling off at certain times like weekends, holidays, or days on-call were recorded or "written up." They generally were not punitive but if the behavior was...
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    disconnecting i.v. for a shower

    Asystole RN replied to tinasuojoki's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The battery powered pump still works off of electricity... Unplugging something does not make it suddenly safe to use around water. A quick answer to this question will be to consult your risk...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Asystole RN replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, quoting what appears to be a capstone project is hardly strong evidence I do concur with the sentiment. The issues of patient safety relating to evacuated containers tends to reemerge every once...
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    1 or 2 person insertion

    Asystole RN replied to thomas76's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    2 person is definitely better for a variety of reasons such as efficiency, ensuring sterility, and patient safety but I am not aware of a single facility in Arizona that uses a 2 man team
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    Hang abx COLD?

    Asystole RN replied to Colorado1's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    As always, follow the directions for administration. That being said, I cannot think of a single ABX that is meant to administered cold. Allow them to warm to room temp for all of the reasons you...
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    Hang abx COLD?

    Asystole RN replied to Colorado1's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I cannot think of a single ABX that is not stable for at least a few hours at room temp, nor can I think of a single ABX that is recommended to be given
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    Thinking about buying an Accuvein 300...responses?

    Asystole RN replied to XY_RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Near infrared has been around for many years and has been produced by many companies in many different forms. They all have the same exact issues, only about 0.5cm in depth, rely upon infrared/near...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Asystole RN replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Its a controversial topic but the theory is that it can cause catheter damage by collapsing the catheter, adherence to the vessel wall from the extreme negative pressure, and poses a risk of...
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    Thinking about buying an Accuvein 300...responses?

    Asystole RN replied to XY_RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You can buy refurb gen 1 Prevue ultrasounds for around the $2-3k mark or off brand ultrasounds for under $1k. Near infrared is no where near as useful, accurate, or versatile as US and the dropping...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Asystole RN replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    All PICCs are central lines, not all central lines are PICCs. Anything that terminates in the central vasculature is considered a "central line" although they are generally not considered in place,...
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    To be or not to be an LPN?

    Asystole RN replied to Rice7's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If your goal is to eventually become a registered nurse then become a registered nurse. If your goal is to become a LPN then become a LPN. Don't "start with" anything, nursing is not a forgiving...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Asystole RN replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is best practice to move as quickly as personal safety permits. Can it clot in the time it takes to fill your tubes? Sure, why not. Depends on your patient in all reality. Can it cause harm? Sure,...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    Asystole RN replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the vascular access world this is considered a no-no. Directly connecting any kind of vaccutainer to a central line is considered sub optimal for several
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    Teach Back

    Asystole RN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    The MHRRP is a punitive program focused on excessive readmission rates. Of course there will be readmissions but the idea is to establish a standard of acceptable readmissions and put a punitive...