Nsg student2012

Thank you everyone!

I am a nursing student graduating next month and getting ready to go on interviews. I've heard the interviews are panel style and I'm very nervous about it. Can anyone pls help with possible questions that they may ask? I just want to be ready and prepare myself so I don't black out in the middle of the interview. Thank you!!!!

Well according to what I've researched since I don't have much clinical experience is that if the IV is hung to gravity once all of the fluid had infused the bag collapses and air does not enter the vein because the pressure in the vein is higher than in the IV. It is like putting a straw in a glass of water. I am correct? lol

Thank you all for the replies! I was just asking as a curious nursing student this topic has never been covered in depth at school. As a student I follow many nurses and always wondered whenever I see bubbles in the tubing how big of a bubble would cause an air embolism. I want to make sure I practice safely once I become a nurse. I know whenever there are pumps it alerts about bubbles but if the IV is hung to gravity it doesn't alert about bubbles and I've always wondered. Sometimes I want to ask the nurses but I don't want then to think that I am questioning their practice or correcting them.

Thank you for replying! I am still a little bit confused. My question is after the air has infused would we see symptoms right away??? Because none of the articles cite this

As a nursing student I haven't really covered air embolisms in depth. I've researched on line but the sources aren't really realiable. How much air would cause an air embolism? How fast after the infusion of air do we see signs and symptoms? And what happens to that air does it get reabsorbed by the body. I'm just wondering as a student I see some nurses get rid of the air in the IV tubing and others are not so careful. I wonder if after the air goes in we would see signs and symptoms immediately and how long does this air stay in our body???? Pls thx!