jackbeninja

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1. IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

   jackbeninja replied to missjune's topic in Medications

   This is just a smidge unrealistic. Not every situation permits for best practice. I agree with you, that's the way it "should" be, but nothing is so simple. Small gauge IVs will rarely draw back even immediately after insertion and will still flush j...

2. Don't be an Autobot

   jackbeninja replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   While I have mixed feelings about scripting, using prompts can be beneficial in standardizing care. I have seen some nurses who have literally been called "nurse ratchet" by patients come around and become very talented and service oriented nurses af...

3. bumex vs lasix

   jackbeninja replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Medications

   There are several differences between these two diuretics which may influence why they are given. Lasix is slightly older, being patented in 1962, versus Bumex, which came out in 1970. Bumex is more potent than Lasix at a concentration of 40:1, such ...