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--- In nursebob@yahoogroup s.com, lucyrb7727@. .. wrote:
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> Amy,
> It seems to me that you have all that you need in your back pack.?
Take those books out and start pasting paper all over your room and
have fun with it.??? Pt 2 mo old, diagnosis, s/s, labs, dx?studies,
med/nur treatments,? nur diagnosis, etc? go by what you were
instructed to do this is how it sounds to me. You can do it!
>
> Lucy?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SweetD Sweet <sweetdsweet@ ...>
> To: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 4:35 pm
> Subject: Re: flushing of inline ETT catheter
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> Hi friends
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> ?
>
> I was wondering if you guys could help me out with some nursing
diagnosis for a pt who has hydronephosis, and a history of seizures,
CVA, has a percutaneous trach and is now having tremor(given adivan
for treament) I need 7 diagnosis.? Thank you so much. I really need
help I have to do a concept map one her.
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> Sincerely
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> Amy
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: kawther ali <kawtherl@.. .>
> To: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:53:36 PM
> Subject: Re: flushing of inline ETT catheter
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> lsh86 <lsh86@yahoo. com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
> Thank you for all of your reply.
>
> regrds
> Janet.
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> --- In nursebob@yahoogroup s.com, "De Luna, Evangelina (Vangie)"
> <edeluna3@ .> wrote:
> >
> > Judicious use of a liquefier (saline) needs to be used to
> assist/promote
> > mobilization of secretions. Normal saline is recommended because
it
> is a
> > physiologically compatible solution. Water is highly irritating
to
> the
> > tracheobronchial tree and can cause bronchospasm. The manufacturer
> > provides commercially processed "bullets" of normal saline. They
do
> no
> > recommend water for obvious reasons. If you use water to rinse
only
> the
> > catheter and assure that none of the water goes into the lungs I
> guess
> > it would be O.K. I've been using this system for years and its
> difficult
> > to keep all the rinsing solution from entering the airway.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Evangeline De Luna, BS, RRT-NPS
> > Respiratory Care Technology Program
> > Program Director
> > Office: (915) 831-4120
> > Cell: (915) 307-0494
> >
> > From: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com [mailto:nursebob@ yahoogroup
s.com] On
> > Behalf Of lsh86
> > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:48 AM
> > To: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com
> > Subject: Re: flushing of inline ETT catheter
> >
> >
> >
> > -Hi all,
> > thank you for your reply. May I know what's the rationale for
using
> > normal saline to flush instead of Water for irrigation for this
> close
> > system suctioning? Do you think sterile water for irrigation can
be
> > used too, after all it is just for the flushing of the catheter?
I
> > was told the saline will become tiny white susbstances on the
> > catheter once leave in the tube for sometime. Have you heard of
> this?
> >
> > Janet.
> > -- In nursebob@yahoogroup s.com <mailto:nursebob% 40yahoogroups.
com> ,
> > alvin lazar <alvinlazar@ > wrote:
> > >
> > > hi Allyson,
> > >
> > > we use saline in our unit.
> > >
> > > alvin
> > >
> > > Allyson <allyson1976@ > wrote:
> > > Normal Saline is used.
> > >
> > > lsh86 <lsh86@> wrote: Hi,
> > > Do you use normal saline or water for irrigation for flushing
of
> > the
> > > catheter line in your unit?
> > >
> > > regrds
> > > Janet
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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