I cannot for the life of me figure out what med this is...someone please help. I know TKO is To Keep Open
aerorunner80, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN 585 Posts Specializes in MSN, FNP-BC. Has 8 years experience. Mar 18, 2009 5% Dextrose in WaterTKO means To Keep Open as in to keep the vein open so the IV doesn't go bad.
NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN 3,959 Posts Specializes in LTC. Has 6 years experience. Mar 18, 2009 5 % Dextrose ( sugar) in normal saline.
SmilingBluEyes 20,964 Posts Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis. Has 26 years experience. Mar 18, 2009 Oh and TKO is not a legit order anymore. Today, we actually have to have an order for an actual RATE, not "TKO".
Idaho Murse 114 Posts Specializes in ICU. Mar 18, 2009 " re: what is 5% d/w tko 5 % dextrose ( sugar) in normal saline."normal saline is completely wrong. dw or most forms of are dextrose in water.d5ns is 5% dextrose in normal saline (0.9%)
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Mar 19, 2009 5% d/w is 5% dextrose in water (sterile water).you will find the common iv fluids and their components listed on this table which you can download and print out. 5% d/w, also written as d5w is listed on it: table of commonly used iv solutions.doc
Babs0512 4 Articles; 846 Posts Specializes in Med surg, Critical Care, LTC. Has 20 years experience. Mar 19, 2009 %5 Dextrose in water, TKO usually means to "keep vein open" "to keep open" - which is about 1ml/hour. Other posters have said it is %5 dextrose in normal saline, that is not correct, that would be D5NS. This is D5W.Blessings
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Mar 19, 2009 tko usually means to "keep vein open" "to keep open" - which is about 1ml/hour.this is not accurate or complete information. it may be for the facility you practice in and it probably applies specifically to iv pumps that default to this rate, but not for others where they practice. this question of tko came up recently in the nursing student assistance forum and i supplied the correct answer. please read it for yourselves: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/tko-iv-question-375962.html#post3491430 - tko iv question
scherie88 59 Posts Mar 19, 2009 Wow...thank you everyone for your responses...what is the difference between normal saline and sterile water?
SolaireSolstice, BSN, RN 247 Posts Specializes in Adult Oncology. Mar 19, 2009 Normal Saline = 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) solution Water = H2O sterile (not tap water)
SolaireSolstice, BSN, RN 247 Posts Specializes in Adult Oncology. Mar 19, 2009 Also:0.9% normal saline is an isotonic solution. Usually used as a vascular volume expander.Sterile water is hypotonic by itself, but mixed with 5% Dextrose, it is an isotonic solution, until the dextrose is absorbed. Then the body is left with a hypotonic solution which will move into the interstitial and intercellular spaces. There are risks to long term D5W therapy.
