I am a new NICU nurse. Whenever I hang IV dopamine I always end up giving the patient an unintentional bolus when I am changing their IV bag for the night. I was told not to use the roller clamp...
We hang our dopamine using the IV bags. After I change out the fluids and tubing (we change them q24 hours), the minute I release the clamp and press START on the channel, i see the baby's MAPs rise...
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Help! I am a new NICU nurse. Whenever I hang IV dopamine I always end up giving the patient an unintentional bolus when I am changing their IV bag for the night. I was told not to use the roller clamp...