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1. Are You Nurse Jackie or Nurse Zoey?

   lvcrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

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2. Sodium bicarbonate push

   lvcrn replied to lvcrn's topic in Critical

   Thanks for the info. Yes, they were 50ml vials. The BP spike took me by surprise, but I'm relieved to know it's commonly given undiluted! I will double check my administration guidelines more thoroughly the next time though!!

3. Sodium bicarbonate push

   lvcrn replied to lvcrn's topic in Critical

   Thank you for responding. I've been stressing that I maybe made an error in the way I administered it. She came to me with pH 7.1, bicarbonate around 18 if I remember correctly, and CO2 in normal range. It was decided not to wean her off the vent as ...

4. New grad PACU

   lvcrn posted a topic in PACU

   I'm a new grad, working in PACU at a level 2 trauma center. My pt's range from newborns to elderly, outpt to critical care. I had a 9 week preceptorship and have officially been on my own for 3 months (with a lot of support.) But I feel the support w...

5. Sodium bicarbonate push

   lvcrn posted a topic in Critical

   I pushed 3amps of bicarbonate through a midline catheter per doctors orders and about an hour prior to transferring a pt to a different unit. We drew it up in 10ml syringes and did not dilute it. The pt's BP shot up to over 200, but we were able to g...