Topics About 'Ivpb'.

I need help. I don't know if it's the way I'm processing this information, but I just can't seem to setup up my dimension analysis. Order: Daptomycin 4mg/kg IVPB over 30 minutes once daily for bacterial infection. Supply: 500 mg vial client's weigh...

New nurse. I am on a renal unit. I was in an isolation room. Patient was not on a drip, just needed ATB. My nurse for orientation... leaves a lot to be desired. My first job as an RN and, after the second day she basically leaves me alone. When I ask...

Hi all, I have recently started working on a Med-Surg floor. Most of our patients have many IVPB, but the problem is we are never given the rates to run them. Or worst yet, the rate listed is wrong. As some who is new, it's very scary to me to think ...

So I took a math exam yesterday and I'm confused on the result. 32 yo male admitted for leg wound that cultured +MRSA Provider orders: Vancomycin 1g/250mL over 2 hr IVPB q12hr 1 Liter Normal Saline over 8 hr IV x 3 What is the to...

The intravenous piggyback (IVPB) infusion is a method of giving intravenous (IV) solutions to patients. IVPBs are smaller doses of medication that "piggyback" off the central IV line. Table of Contents IV Piggyback (IVPB) Overview ...

Hello everyone, I work in a small rural hospital (critical access hospital) in Med-Surg. Last night, I received a patient from the ED with stated complain of left chest pain. FYI: the patient visited the ED twice this same day for stated co...