Birdy2

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  1. When to flush

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh gosh lol sorry. Just trying to get stuff straight. Thanks for the

  2. PICC LINES

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok so are you saying they should have TPN thru one port, Protonix in the other port (PICC) and dilaudid thru a PIV? I guess u figured it was dilaudid PCA, forgot to

  3. AFB and sputum culture question

    Birdy2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So with TB I've noticed that Drs will do an AFB smear and culture, along with many other things. If the smears are negative X3 they take patients out of isolation. My question is what about the...

  4. question about wasting

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    So all went well. I called and the nurse who got my cart already wasted it with someone else. They hadn't planned on calling because I guess they didn't know who pulled it. But if it had come up...

  5. Giving meds early/late

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well it's my butt if something goes wrong so I think I'll just stick with one

  6. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Where I work and other hospitals that I did clinicals in they push/pause for any INTd

  7. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So the other night I was trying to flush a patients iv that had NS @75. I was giving morphine. So I flushed a little, gave the morphine slowly, then went to flush and was push/pausing it but it...

  8. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Hmm I'll ask my coworkers about this one. I've never heard that. Thanks for the

  9. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Ya I know. I didn't start that one actually. We had tried everywhere and finally s nurse just went

  10. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Pretty sure it was 22. Like I said maybe I just pushed a little too hard with the after flush, since it was in such a small vein. I'm used to push pausing like that to prevent clots. I will take your...

  11. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    This patient had to have 3 started one day. We just couldn't keep them in and she was most impossible to stick. I think 6 people tried one day. This last time it blew we had almost run out of places...

  12. Pushing flush too slow?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Well ok. Do u have any idea what she was talking about when she said sometimes you can push it too slow? She was referring to the morphine. How could that make the iv

  13. question about wasting

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm just wondering how much trouble I caused whoever took my cart. As a new person there I feel terrible for being an annoyance by messing up like that. I already have to ask a million

  14. question about wasting

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks guys. I'll let u know when I get in touch with my boss. So question, if u find something in a cart like that then what are u required to