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1. IV just stops

   amateurnurse replied to amateurnurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Hi there, thank you both for your helpful replies. The patient I'm referring to in particular is receiving IVs at home, and is bedbound and very frail, with cold extremities, arguably poor...

2. IV just stops

   amateurnurse posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Hi all, I am trying to give saline IVs to a patient with delicate veins that are difficult to begin with -- but I insert either a butterfly needle or a catheter, get flashback, advance the needle, and...