Topics About 'Saline'.

I am an Rn in a small outpatient chemo infusion center. The saline shortage is becoming a real problem for us. I am wondering what other small clinics like us are doing as far as infusion strategies during this severe shortage.

In a bit of a bind here. I am taking a trip to Africa to assist in Surgery in May. I've put out a call for donations of supplies etc, and have gotten some things, and some more are coming. Today, a nice lady donated 2 big boxes of 0.9% NS in 250...

Went to give an expensive antibiotic, accidentally grabbed a 100ml bag of NS the other day instead of a 50ml bag. Replaced it, but was thinking ... this particular patient needs more fluids, not less (kidney patient). Would it actually hurt them to r...

Hi. So I just have a quick question because I love to learn. I have a patient who is post crani- after a subdural. Anyways she's NPO and on a tube feed continuously. Which is all normal but her flushes is normal saline every 4 hours for hydration. I ...

In Australia, normal saline bag is provided with 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, or 1000 mL. Sometimes we need to use 150 mL or 200 mL normal saline bag. Therefore, we need to draw out 100 mL from 250 mL bag, in order to get 150 mL bag. Also, we need ...

Good Morning, Georgia, about a year ago, I have now heard changed our salines from a medication to a device. TJC supports this as a device. Now comes the process of changing our salines from a scanned med, to a documented part of supplies. Looking fo...