RNmom24

RNmom24

Med/surg., nephrology

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  1. Blood admin question

    RNmom24 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I've happily been hanging blood for the past 2 years and have never had a problem, no weird reactions, always the right patient, etc. Well, last night I had to hang a second unit on a patient and...

  2. Blood admin question

    RNmom24 replied to RNmom24's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, thank you. :) Now I

  3. little clamps on peripheral IVs and PICC lines. . .

    RNmom24 replied to ArtsyCraftsy's topic in General Nursing

    Our PICC lines don't have clamps and they are saline flush only. Our central lines clamp and we are supposed to clamp them AFTER flushing the line with 10mL saline and 1mL heparin. Our peripheral...

  4. Possible exposure to Hep C from needle stick

    RNmom24 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for almost a year and a half, and this is the first time anything serious has happened to me. Last Tuesday I was giving an insulin shot to a patient with known Hep C. The shot part...

  5. Possible exposure to Hep C from needle stick

    RNmom24 replied to RNmom24's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your input. :) I went today and filed the incident report, and went to employee health. The patient's HIV came back negative, thank God. The nurse in employee health didn't even...