Monthly Archives: August 2010
FDA Class I Recall: Huber Needles
A Class I recall is the most serious type of recall. In a Class I recall, there is a reasonable chance that the product will cause serious health problems or death. The FDA issued a Class I recall of the … Continue reading
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Filed under FDA Alerts, FDA Recall, Infusion Nursing, Nursing
Multi-dose vials….not forever!!
Unlike the “Forever” stamps from the US Post Office, we should not keep using multi-dose vials until the vial is empty. Multi-dose vials are to be discarded 28 days after first use, unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise (shorter or longer), … Continue reading
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I’m a year old….
I mean, my infusion nurse blog is a year old this month!!! Gosh, it’s hard to believe a year has gone by…it’s my first blog-o-versary!! My first blog was posted on August 18, a week after my blog site, infusion … Continue reading
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“Kemopalooza”…ya dig?
Last Friday, a patient scheduled to receive his chemotherapy walked into our infusion center with his wife, both wearing t-shirts with this printed on the front. I noticed but didn’t pay much attention until his treatment started. I was a … Continue reading
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Know your connectors….
…the devices that allow connections of infusion sets and catheter hubs. Unless you have been living under a rock, no one should be using needles to make that connection, thus the term…needleless connectors. In a previous blog, I posted about … Continue reading
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FDA Alert: Positive Displacement Needleless Connectors
Yet another FDA Alert – this time on positive displacement needleless connectors – a device all nurses are very familiar with and use on a daily basis on patients requiring infusion therapy. The FDA has received three reports of death … Continue reading
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FDA Safety Alert on Nimodipine: Not for IV use
Nimodipine is a medication intended to be given in a critical care setting to treat neurologic complications from subarachnoid hemorrhage and is only available as a capsule. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare professionals that nimodipine … Continue reading
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Filed under FDA Alerts, Infusion Nursing, Medication Administration, Medication Errors, Medication Safety
