This week, I posted on Twitter an article I saw in the American Nurse Today about “Calculating IV drip rates with confidence”. For an infusion nurse, calculations of drip rates and drug concentration is a given with the nature of my job. I didn’t realize that some nurses don’t calculate rates or don’t even know…
IO as in intraosseous access. An old concept that is now getting more attention as an alternate access for infusion therapy in emergent and non-emergent situations. IO access uses the intraosseous space that contains thousands of non-collapsible intertwined blood vessels that absorbs any fluids. In situations where the peripheral vascular system shuts down, the IO…
What am I talking about? I am referring to a very difficult and controversial topic in infusion therapy, the use of medical assistants (MA) in peripheral intravenous insertion and administration (infusion) of medications. Before I continue, I would like to disclose that I have nothing against medical assistants and this discussion does not include nursing …
During my training classes on biologic infusions, one of the frequently asked questions is…do you use one bag or two bags when you infuse a biologic agent? 2 bags: After an IV access is established, most nurses directly connect a primed IV tubing (usually with Normal Saline) to the IV catheter. This is considered the…
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