Today is IV Nurse Day!!
It’s IV Nurse Day! Let’s have a virtual celebration and share your best and/or worst experience/stories about infusion therapy and vascular access devices.
Q&A: External Jugular IV’s
Q: I know external jugulars are considered peripheral IVs. Would nursing staff in med-surg require a competency for removal of an EJ? A: The external jugular vein can be cannulated for both peripheral and central venous access. A peripheral IV catheter inserted into the external jugular vein is considered a peripheral IV, often referred to as…
What’s in the IV medication bag?
I came across a very unfortunate incident while reading a pharmacy colleague Jerry Fahrni’s (@jfahrni) blog post: ” CSP error results in death of a patient” The post was about a medication error at a hospital in Oregon. According to news reports, a woman arrived for treatment in the emergency department (ED) following brain surgery that…
Q&A: Blood Draw from PIV
Q: Can a nurse ever draw blood from a PIV after it has been in situ? Or should that only be done at the time of insertion? A: Yes, a nurse can draw blood from an existing peripheral IV and at the time of insertion. But as simple as it sounds, there are several factors…
Welcome 2015!!
Happy New Year and hope everyone is having a great start to 2015! 2014 was a great and challenging year not only for this blog but for healthcare in general. In 2014, this blog turned five years old and I was very happy to have passed another milestone. Through this blog, I have met so…
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