Hi, Don't want to lose the 3ml of blood, AND we don't have the newer system where we can return the blood. I do believe that is coming though. Hope this...
We use art lines (if the patient has one) for blood sugars and regular blood draws. To reduce/eliminate waste, we use 'vamps' on pressure lines (most commonly...
With an 'open' system, there is too much of a chance for contamination. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
Christine: I would really appreciate a copy of the open heart protocol also. Can you please send it to me at trdover@...<mailto:trdover@...>? Thank...
Terry Dover
trdover@...
Jul 1, 2006 2:13 pm
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Hi All, I am at a facility has not yet come into the modern age of computers. We use a paper system for orders, nursing flow sheets, etc. One item that...
we only do finger sticks unless the time coincides with a timed lab draw then we use blood from the line [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
blondeoverboard@...
Jul 1, 2006 5:11 pm
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that is pretty much our policy too....fingersticks unless time for a blood draw Donna...
what brand of lancets do you(all) use? we have possibly the mos patient-unfirendly lancets i've ever used. after hearing numerous patient complaints about...
blondeoverboard@...
Jul 1, 2006 6:19 pm
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Don't yo have a VAMP on the artline? then there is no waste..... We do tight control q 1 hr glucose checks( q 30 if they are really low or high) and sometime...
A VAMP is a closed system - an inline 10ml syringe device aspirates blood, 'clean' blood is drawn from the port and the blood from the syringe is returned. No...
In the past, the feeling was that if a patient was on one of these drugs (Integrilin), that BP monitoring should be done manually (because of the risk of...
I thought I asked this question here a while back but I haven't gotten any responses so I'm starting to think that maybe I just dreamed it. Anyway, I'm just...
RN's...I don't think I have every seen a MD do this. We also put in NJ's, it is a new thing. ... gotten any responses so I'm starting to think that maybe I...
we put them in and then tell the MD we did it. given a choice we prefer the NG over the OG. doesnt have to be pulled when the ETT comes out. [Non-text...
blondeoverboard@...
Jul 2, 2006 12:36 am
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what's an NJ? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
naso-jejunal We place Ng/Og but the md places NJ's Chris Young [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
CYoung2277@...
Jul 2, 2006 1:23 am
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dont know our Docs know HOW to put in either...we usually just drop them and hardly ever get an order...just assumed because its necessary I guess...kinda pkg...
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