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| Do roman nurses call iv's, 4's ? |
That's clever. ... |
| What to do about infection from IV? |
Apply ice. Otherwise, apply icthammol glycerine with cotton twice a day. There may be staph. infection, which is penicillin resistant. Take cloxacillin, flucloxacillin or methicillin. Fucidin appli... |
| Does anybody know anything about iv pumps? Is anyone a nurse? |
i'm a nurse, and it depends on the brand of pump. some will adjust to new settings very easily, some beep and go back to the first settings. usually, there's some sort of button you have ... |
| Problems at IV Site? |
Are the bruises old looking, as in green and brownish? If so, it's just old blood that leaked into your tissue coming up to the surface. If the areas are red, swollen, and warm, it may be a... |
| I had food poisoning and was given an iv? |
Is is not uncommon to recieve IV fluid after being diagnosed with food poisioning especially if you have been having diarhea and vomitting. Sometimes IV's are puhed though rather quickly, but ... |
| Lump at IV site? |
It could be some swelling left over from the trauma of the IV. The bruising was caused by the needle cutting the vein and it bleeding into the area around the site. It should eventually go away alo... |
| Why would a briuse from an surgery IV spread? |
blood leaking from the blood vessel after she poked you..... u.ll be fine, ur body will absorb it....it spreads due to concentration gradient.... ... |
| I am a nursing student and was scheduled to go to into the OR.? |
You could have had a vasovegal reaction. Did you lock your knees?--this could make you faint. Take deep breaths. Just remember that not all nurses are cut out to be surgical nurses, or ER nurse,... |
| What are the odds or how often do people get phlebitis from iv in the hand? |
In my experience, it happens occasionally, but not often. Phlebitis is the inflammation of the vein (red, swelling, pain, cordlike vein) but this often resolves on it's own with removal of the... |
| Please help: Is it possible or likely to get a serious blood clot from an IV? |
millions of people everyday have a IV placed into their arms without any problems or ill effects ... |
| Arm pain after IV? |
if iv placed near a nerve ulnar palsey, or carpel tunnel type injury or iv placed near a vein or major artery and body still reponding,
put ice on it, then after 6 hours heat, if worse with heat... |
| For students in nursing schools//programs? |
That seems to be about right here in Cali. I am very interested in becoming an RN one day. When I was looking into it about 4 years ago, the school of Nursing was almost identical to how you just d... |
| How difficult is it to start IV's? |
Try not to be too anxious about starting IVs. I know it is intimidating, but unfortunately the only way to learn is to practice. My advice is to try and start with a patient who is young, not ove... |
| Can you buy IV solutions and tubing for home use without a doctor's prescription? |
I REALLY doubt it. I work for a hospital pharmacy and they keep our license number and certificates on file, like they do all medical places they distribute to. They will only supply places with a ... |
| My mother has MRSA and is taking vancomycin IV, has anyone had side effects? |
they're not concerned she is having an allergic reaction? well, i guess that's what the steroids are for. the unfortunate thing is really mrsa is only curable, i think, with vancomycin.... |
| Is it possible to be a nurse and never give an IV? |
You would have to learn to put in an IV during your nurses training. After that, there MIGHT be a few jobs you could get that wouldn't involve IV's. I think that insurance companies hir... |
| Nursing Clinical Outcome Plan question!!? |
Expected clinical outcome of Nursing Plan for pt#1:
1) The pt feels much more comfortable; pain is lessened if not free of pain from IM analgesia. He stated so on a pain scale. He doesn't ... |
| Nurses and phlebotomists? Why do you not just automatically use a butterfly on people when starting an iv? |
As a nurse, here are a couple things I know about starting IVs. A butterfly needle is REALLY a needle...and usually quite SHORT! It is meant to be temporary. An IV is actually a flexible catheter i... |
| Upper arm swollen bluish tinge, pain, & warm 9 days after IV for surgery? |
Yes heard of it. had it happen to my ex-husband, he has had several surgeries.
he may have a clot. or he could have an infection in his veins, this is common after surgeries.( my husband got an ... |
| Is swelling after an IV ok? |
Yes, it is normal, especially if the IV infiltrated. This means that the fluid seeped into surrounding tissues. There are a myriad of reasons why this might happen. The swelling will gradually b... |
| Too much IV fluid..water pills ? |
Stop drinking so much water. It makes it worse. Keeping active and raising your legs is the best non medication way to get rid of the water as well as decreasing the fluids you drink. I'd ... |
| IV's and veins...? |
i too have this problem. try eating a good meal about an hour before your to have the iv and drink something on the way to the dr. there is nothing you can do to make veins bigger ... |
| The nurse has a hard time getting blood or starting iv on me what can i do o make my vains better? |
Drink plenty of water which will plump up your blood vessels. Then, as long as the nurse or tech can feel the vein, he or she should be able to get into it - even if it is narrow. ... |
| Problems with my IV... i'm just might sue!!? |
its phlebitis, common after an iv...apply local heat 3 times a day and it should resolve. ... |
| Im having IV sedation for a coscopy in 7 days. I was told it was ok to take my meds b4,? |
Because of having IV sedation that means an anesthesiologist will probably be present. I would recommend talking to someone in the anesthesia dept to find out what they say about this.
I ran in... |
| Ok so iv had my Laparoscopy now and im confused as to what went on?? |
Its a bit difficult to answer your question as I don't know the circumstances of your laparoscopy. If you were admitted as a day case for a diagnostic laparoscopy then it is extremely unlikely... |
| I am an LPN with 33 years of nursing experience. Family relocating. Want city with highest per hour pay? |
You really need to consider cost of living in the city besides just the hourly wage. It doesn't help to go after the big bucks if it costs three times as much to live there as anywhere else!<... |
| What are some expected outcomes for a nursing diagnosis of risk for self-harm? |
"PT has expressed thoughts of suicide but seems more desperate to get into therapy to deal with her/his problems."
"Pt has agreed to sign 'no-suicide' contract"
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| Fainting while getting blood drawn? |
Happens to me...If I watch, I get all woozy. If I don't watch, I do fine. I have tested this many many times. Since you say you are otherwise in perfect health, and you have to help your mo... |
| Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"? |
no. because IV is an abbreviation so they would use the roman word for the unabbreviated word. ... |
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