20yearsandcounting

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1. Hanging IV Potassium

   20yearsandcounting replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

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2. Hanging IV Potassium

   20yearsandcounting replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

   "Standard solution" for KCL infusion is 20meq/100cc?? Yes, when given CENTRALLY. Get a clue hrtprncss and stop the vitriol. You may have "worked with" an IV team but you know NOT of what you speak. No one said the IV team nurse was "such a good nurse...

3. Hanging IV Potassium

   20yearsandcounting replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

   The author wrote that the IV team nurse was called to start a new line for the infusion,therefore she had every right to be in the pt's room, she was called there.The IV team nurse is an expert in Infusion therapy, they just don't start a line and go...

4. Travel to Alaska

   20yearsandcounting replied to stacysmom02's topic in Travel

   Alaska is wonderful anytime of year. In Anchorage there is a native hospital there's Alaska Regional Hospital and there is Providence Alaska medical center.In Palmer (40 min northeast) there is Valley Regional hospital,all great places to work with v...

5. Hanging IV Potassium

   20yearsandcounting replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

   A lot of ICU's and ER's too ( I was a traveling nurse for several years in several states and several hosps), have 10meq's in 100cc and 20meq's in 100cc. Even our Med/Surg floors use 10meq's in 100cc to replete k+ levels of 3.5 and under. There are l...

6. Hanging IV Potassium

   20yearsandcounting replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

   Hi, I'm an ICU and ER nurse and do IV team per diem...That IV nurse was out of line to say anything to the pt , if she had a problem she should have spoken directly to you in private (the professional thing to do) and in a helpful manner.However it i...