Can anyone help me figure out this IV drip question? Any nurses?

Unfortunately, you cannot put anything in the mouth that the person will be able to "absorb" liquid. They must be able to drink it or at least suck on it. If they are unable to swallo...

Steps for self medication of caffeine: 1) Sterilize a 500 cc IV bottle along with a funnel, a rubber stopper and some rubber tubing. 2) Using the funnel, fill the bottle to the 300 cc line ...

In a situation where you are receiving Morphine in an IV drip, it is a very, very low dose given over a longer time. It is given directly into the bloodstream which delivers it straight to the pai...

I used to suffer from stomach spams when I was younger. Yes, I think I can still remember the pain- it's so bad that I was vomitting and passing water- and most of the time- stuff wanna come o...

could be a UTI or bladder infection, have you had a urine culture to rule these out? If not, make an appointment!

Yes, this could be from the fluid you got over the weekend but I would recommend checking with your doctor as well to see what they say.

The drug was gravol and it always stings, burns as it enters the blood stream, that's normal...The nurse may have pushed the gravol in to fast and the force caused the iv to blow a vein. then ...

There are some meds. . . . .especially antibiotics that you actually can taste and they taste awful. Try chewing gum or sucking on a peppermint if you have to get injections often. It helped me.<...