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1. Noradrenaline Administration Protocol

   cazrella replied to cazrella's topic in Student Assist

   No, I don't have access as I am no longer on placement. The "do not bolus" labels were mentioned pg. 10 https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/handlers/downloads.ashx?id=61025 As you mentioned, IV lines (for continuous infusions?) should be labelled with the name of...

2. Noradrenaline Administration Protocol

   cazrella replied to cazrella's topic in Student Assist

   Hi Esme12, I am a nursing student and thus do not have access to the hospital policies unless I am on placement. I am in Australia and focusing on the ICU setting. I am trying to find literature on this "general rule" that you do not flush a noradren...

3. Noradrenaline Administration Protocol

   cazrella posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am after information on the administration and safety strategies in place for noradrenaline. As far as I am aware, noradrenaline must be administered to a central line (which in my state the giving set is bright orange coloured) with a three-way ta...

4. NVA documentation.

   cazrella posted a topic in General Students

   A simple question, for example, if my patient has tingling in the ulna nerve pathway and feels numb in the radial pathway, on the documentation chart would I tick both boxes for tingling and numb under sensation? Normally we just tick one box, for ex...

5. Handwashing for drug administration & NVA

   cazrella replied to cazrella's topic in General Students

   @MrsBoots87, thanks for replying with helpful comments :) However, with the oral drug administration we aren't required to wear gloves as we won't be 'touching' the medication-rather transferring it from the medication cap to the medication cup to gi...

6. Handwashing for drug administration & NVA

   cazrella posted a topic in General Students

   I have an upcoming practical exam where I need to administer an oral medication using the 6 rights of medication administration and do a neurovascular assessment using the 5 Ps. I'm aware of the 5 moments of hand hygiene but I'm still unsure when to ...