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The instructions for use indicate that the drip chamber should be filled 2/3 full. This is to reduce the likelihood of air bubbles getting into the line. One example of how this can happen is if the drip gets tilted or swings such as when the patient is being transported.
Great question. If you miss the vein, you go higher. It may be the same vein or a different vein. The basilic vein is also an option - that can be a fun one too
Hi, can you please make a video for multiple infusions. I'm having a hard time to identify which one is/where for patients having like multiple infusion. Tubings are tangled,there's no label. I'm lucky if they will add label.Most nurses just put the meds that easy.
It is our practice that lines have two labels - one nearest port to the patient so you can follow it back up to the pump / bag which is labelled with same info
I’m new to your channel, I literally stumbled upon it earlier today. I watched this video and two others and I learned something new in each video. These videos are older perhaps you don’t check this site very often but the info is relevant.
I am not quite sure I understand the question- you can spike the bag while it is not hanging (so it would be inverted while you are holding the bag). I am unclear about “using multiple times”. If you are referring to an intermittent infusion, yes we can stop and restart. In my facility we would have to change the bag every 24 hours if used intermittently. You will need to research your facility for relevant guidelines
@@NurseMinder thank you for responding, actually is rural health facilities I have seen some nursing staff using a single LVPs e.g 500ml NS again and again in small quantities as a diluent for reconstitution and volume make up for other drugs, without any sterile hood. So that's just not right?
Ah. Ok. I don’t have any evidence on that. There would have to be a dedicated bag, clearly labelled, a new needle used every time it is accessed ... and that is a lot to validate if multiple people are using the same bag.
No. Generally you don’t feel anything. Sometimes you may notice a cool temperature sensation. If you feel pain, that is something to share because there may be something wrong with the I V
so im gonna start home infusions and don't know if ill get a pump or a gravity drip...if I were to get a gravity drip, are you able to go out with it? because with a pump you can put it in a bag and go off somewhere but can you do that with a gravity drip as well? im just curious because my infusions might last longer than 2 hours and if I suddenly need to go somewhere I don't know if you can with a drip like u can with a portable pump.
I don’t imagine you would have gravity if you are having to admin medications. If you do, yes you can still go out. You would have to watch the line to make sure the drip rate (how fast the infusion is going) does not change
NurseMinder also if that’s the case...you can put it in like a book bag so that no one can see it? Also how would you watch the drip if it is hidden away...and if it’s on your back is that high enough for the drip to work?
A book bag is not high enough. If you have gravity and it is just saline and there are zero complications to running it wide open, the infusion wont take long
@@NurseMinder oh mine will have to be from 4-6 hours...one so my body has time to absorb it and two because if I do a 30 minute one it could send my body into some kind of shock thingy. Its weird. but yeah thanks, idk how I would go anywhere with that thing on but lets just hope I get a portable pump :3
It means 1) the pressure in the bag is not high enough to overcome the pressure in the vein - raise the pole / bag 2) the line is clotted, try to withdraw fluid nearest to the patient 3) the roller clamp is too tight
You should have taken the blue sheath off the fluid bag before removing the protective cap of the spiker. Now you're exposing the spiker in the air, and it risks being contaminated.
One could say that once the blue sheath is removed, contaminated air touches the surface - if you have research that suggests this risk - it would be great to share it.
NurseMinder , yes! I also need tricks and advice on how to make them not happen. Also, how to operate the pump by reading the bag and plugging in the numbers into the pump
