Topics About 'Blood'.

I am doing my preceptorship and we had a code blue on someone else's patient . I did CPR but then noticed my pants got wet from his blood coming out of his IV. He was not contact precautions but he was positive for staph when I looked at his chart. I...

As a nurse, interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs) is a critical skill to possess. It can reveal key information about a patient's health and give insight into how to proceed with treatment. Mastering the art of ABG interpretation is a complex...

What is Plasmapheresis (or plasma exchange)? Plasmapheresis involves using a machine to separate the plasma from the rest of the blood cells. When people donate their plasma, plasmapheresis is used to obtain their plasma. Plasmapheresis can also ...

As a nurse, we are surrounded by blood, germs, sickness, etc. What is the one thing that makes your stomach turn? What makes you queasy? Oh, if you have some stories to tell please share ... inquiring minds want to know ? Click Like if you enjoyed it...

What is the maximum number of medications ( and IV lines ) that can safely be infused to the patient and the priorities and protocols , relating to infusions. Patient will have a 3-4 port central line as a given. Patient needs TPN , Propofol, PRBC's,...

Hello to you all, since English is not my native language I will try to express myself as good as possible. In the Paramedic School, I was taught to never draw blood from a hand that has an IV fluid running because this can affect the accuracy ...

I have been a nurse for five year on the General Team. One thing I have learned is that mistakes will happen. When they do, you won’t make them again personally! (Hopefully they are not ones that cause patient harm or death, but in my experience, I ...

Can anyone tell me? I assume it is standard. thanks in advance!