Great video! I definitely like to see you explain these clinical skills that we should know as a nurse as sometimes in school or at clinical the teacher rushes and doesn't take the time like you do. More of these videos in the future would be great! Thank you!
I know, I had the same experience... it seemed like the nursing faculty did not have enough time and they also said that this was not on the NCLEX (which is true), but it is important! So glad you found it helpful! Will try to do more videos like this in the future :) xoxo - Caroline
This is great! Im a senior nursing student headed into my last semester. I work in the hospital as a tech and see nurses doing this but never fully understood the settings til this video. Thank you soo much.
+Camille Johnson Thanks a lot love for letting me know you like the video. I do hope it will help you out a ton. Can't wait to hear from you again. -xoxo
Great video, I'm a nursing student and needed a refresher on the the Alaris pump. Majority of my clinical sites have the older pumps and now I'm in critical care rotation using the Alaris. Thanks much!
Hi Caroline, thank you so much for you videos. it has really helped a lot and very empowering. i would say i gained my confidence through watching your videos and following your advice and techniques. I hope you could post more videos like this especially on wound management. more power and God bless!
Hi Kristal! Thank you so much for letting me know :) I'm so glad to hear that the videos are helping you!! I would love to post more videos like this & will do them as supplies become available :) Looking forward to hearing from you again very soon! Much Love, - Caroline
this is great. I love when you do the clinical stuff, like Sassybabie said, the instructors go over it so fast in class it's really beneficial to have a great video to reinforce the information! Also, I like that your video's are to the point. :D
Caroline your videos are awesome. You are an excellent role model nurses and nursing students and inspiration to many. You present information in a clear and concise manner and are very knowledgeable and pretty. Coming from a male nurse of course! :-)
I love your first 2014 video! Very easy to understand and detailed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom in nursing. You're a selfless teacher. God bless you!
Thank you! I only had the opportunity to see the alaris pump once in class before covid quarantine, after 3 weeks of quarantine my next lab will be skills check-off!
Hi Michelle! It is so nice to hear from you! Thanks so much for letting me know that you liked the video!! I love it when I have students!! Wish you could be with me too ;) Looking forward to seeing you again soon!! xoxo - Caroline
Thanks for the introduction on how to use IV pumps. I think I still have some questions. 1. There are so many different diseases and disorders to the human body how are you able to recognize the signs and symptoms to all those diseases. 2. What is a nursing teaching plan? How do you make one? Of all the places to work as a nurse what would be the best place to gain experience. I would want to be in a setting that would let me not just pass meds or do IV's I want to do everything pass meds, start iv's, give shots, insert catheters, do tube feedings, dress wounds, blood transfusions etc. 3. There are so many assessments before you do everything. How do you do an assessment before you pass meds or before you administer a tube feeding?
Good effort remember to use correct terminology If you have the pump manufacturer's manual you can review the actual name of components such as drip chamber, pumping chamber, roller clamp Never remove the protective covers prior to inserting the administration set spike into the IV bag. All manufacturer's have recommendations for placement of an infusion pump on a pole and head height of the bag really important to mention as this helps avoid upstream occlusion alarms. Also should mention the importance of keeping large volume infusion pumps plugged in. Keep in mind that RN scope of practice does allow for RN's to add medication to the IV Bag as ordered in different care areas
Deborah O'Neill McCarthy Hi Deborah, It is nice to hear from you! That is a great idea to look at the manufacture's manual for the proper names! I can't believe I didn't think of that before. Thanks again! Much Love, - Caroline
Amanda Manning Hi Amanda! Your welcome :) Thank you for letting me know that it helped!! Looking forward to hearing from you again soon! Much Love, - Caroline
Successfully set up my first IV bag on a patient on Tuesday (albeit, with my adjuct's help since we got all of five minutes to practice in class). And set up a piggyback as well. She was saying there's two ways to set up a piggyback. Can you do a video on them?
Hello! I know its maybe the wrong time for me to write such a comment but videos like this one are very usefull to me personally as a Nursing student. Please do more videos of that type if you because they really help, and thank you :)
coneyisland07 Hi Coney! Thanks so much for letting me know! I will do that video as soon as supplies become available! Looking forward to hearing from you again soon! Much Love, - Caroline
great video...I just want to know the difference between pumps that are displayed sideways (BBraun, Fresinus) vs pumps displayed downward (Alaris). Another thing regarding the pump in the video, What will happen if the main console for some reason malfunctions, will it be impossible to use the pumps and is it space consuming if you have several channels attached to the main console? Thanks,
hilal sinno Hi Hilal! Really nice to hear from you!! Most of the pumps pretty much work the same way. You just have to find out where the buttons are on that particular pump :) If the main console is not working, I don't think it will allow you to use the pump... If everything is not perfect, they pretty much will not work. I hope this helps!! xoxo - Caroline
Large volume infusion pumps = linear peristaltic movement of fluid through the pumping chamber . There are many different features in each device and pump training prior to use is essential as it helps you avoid alarms and should instruct you in troubleshooting of each device. Many manufacturer's have specific instructions on their websites. If you want to understand the individual pumps log into the manufacturer's sites. The BBraun Space pump was designed to avoid nuisance air in line alarms with the horizontal placement of the administration set in the pumping chamber.
+Roya Katouzian Hi Roya! I would love to! However, PCA pumps are harder to do this with, you actually need a vial of Morphine or Dilauded to scan (although of course I guess it could be filled with something else). However, due to this, I have not been able to get anyone to let me make a video. Hopefully in the future this will change and more doors will open :) fingers crossed!! Thank you for letting me know what you wanted to see though! xoxo - Caroline
Thanks for the demo, if possible you should try to do the whole demonstration with a person. i.e. starting IV on a person. But really good, the 6 minute video went by fast.
saguirre760 Thanks so much for letting me know you liked it! I can only create video when supplies become available... but whenever they do I definitely will do that :) see you soon!!
Hi Amy! Thank you so much for letting me know!! I will do my best to keep adding helpful videos!! It is a lot of fun for me :) See you soon!! xoxo - Caroline
You mentioned you don't want it to run dry as one would have to reprime it, what would does that do for patient or the treatment? What would happen if the thing ran out of fluids?
If they are on continuous fluid or something of that nature it takes more time out of your busy day to reprime a new tube it osts more money. It doesn't harm the patient because the pump will stop when air goes through the tubing to a certain point.
Hi Nicole! Thanks so much for letting me know!! I recently created a video on how to start an IV! Here is the link: How to Start an IV! I hope you like it!! See you soon!! xoxo - Caroline
Question if I may. if someone was at rate 400 for an IVIG with a total of 75mg. The treatment lasts about 6 hours. does this mean the same thing as 4.8 mL/kg/ hour (IV). or is it is set to fast?
John Shaffer Hi John, This is not in my home. Supplies are hard to come by... but sometimes suppliers are nice enough to let me use their supplies. I would love to have more videos like this... but supplies are an issue :) Hope to post more instructional videos for you!! xoxo - Caroline
I’m confused. Why was a bolus rate 999 ml/hr and VTBI was 250ml when the bag is 1000ml? I understand the second example with the rate being 100ml/hr and VTBI was set at 950ml so the line doesn’t run dry but why was a bolus at 250ml??? Thank you. New grad here 😅
Sorry for the late response! I was just giving an example... sometimes the advance practice providers just want 250 ml to be given and if we already have a 1,000 ml bag hanging, we can just give 250 of that. Does that make sense?
i mean would the nurses like it? Would it be of any use to you if it existed. PS: thumbs up for the video. not really into med but found this pretty interesting.
Great video! I definitely like to see you explain these clinical skills that we should know as a nurse as sometimes in school or at clinical the teacher rushes and doesn't take the time like you do. More of these videos in the future would be great! Thank you!
I know, I had the same experience... it seemed like the nursing faculty did not have enough time and they also said that this was not on the NCLEX (which is true), but it is important! So glad you found it helpful!
Will try to do more videos like this in the future :)
xoxo
- Caroline
I agree! Great video, this is a way better education that what I get in my school! Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much for your videos! I learn more with you than with my instructors. Always in a rush! More Drip videos pls! ♥️
Thanks so much for letting me know!
This is great! Im a senior nursing student headed into my last semester. I work in the hospital as a tech and see nurses doing this but never fully understood the settings til this video. Thank you soo much.
Awe Yay!!
So glad that you understand it now!
Don't worry, it took me a while too. There is soooo much to learn!
See you soon!!
- Caroline
These videos are greatly appreciated! Thanks so much, you're awesome.
+Camille Johnson
Thanks a lot love for letting me know you like the video.
I do hope it will help you out a ton.
Can't wait to hear from you again.
-xoxo
Great video, I'm a nursing student and needed a refresher on the the Alaris pump. Majority of my clinical sites have the older pumps and now I'm in critical care rotation using the Alaris. Thanks much!
Hi Caroline, thank you so much for you videos. it has really helped a lot and very empowering. i would say i gained my confidence through watching your videos and following your advice and techniques. I hope you could post more videos like this especially on wound management. more power and God bless!
Hi Kristal!
Thank you so much for letting me know :)
I'm so glad to hear that the videos are helping you!!
I would love to post more videos like this & will do them as supplies become available :)
Looking forward to hearing from you again very soon!
Much Love,
- Caroline
OMG ur pump is way more technical and cooler than our plums lol. Nice to c the different techniques ppl use to start iv pumps.
Excellent guide. These videos along with your book is helping me get ready for nursing school.
Hi can you please do a video on IV secondary line and how to prepare medications with secondary lines. Thanks
this is great. I love when you do the clinical stuff, like Sassybabie said, the instructors go over it so fast in class it's really beneficial to have a great video to reinforce the information! Also, I like that your video's are to the point. :D
Awesome!!
So glad you found it helpful!!
Nice to see you again!!
Will try to do more videos like this soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Caroline your videos are awesome. You are an excellent role model nurses and nursing students and inspiration to many. You present information in a clear and concise manner and are very knowledgeable and pretty. Coming from a male nurse of course! :-)
Awe, thanks so much for letting me know!
I really appreciate it :)
Looking forward to seeing you on here again soon!
- Caroline
I love your first 2014 video! Very easy to understand and detailed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom in nursing. You're a selfless teacher. God bless you!
Thank you! I only had the opportunity to see the alaris pump once in class before covid quarantine, after 3 weeks of quarantine my next lab will be skills check-off!
Very helpful. I have not had to do skilled nursing and I missed out on a lot . Thank you for your videos. Wish I had you as an instructor
Hi Michelle!
It is so nice to hear from you!
Thanks so much for letting me know that you liked the video!!
I love it when I have students!!
Wish you could be with me too ;)
Looking forward to seeing you again soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Caroline
I had to do d feeding using the Kangaroo pump. Thanks to you and your video , I was very confident .
Hello Michelle how are you doing today that's nice have a nice video
That was a great little video...and I loved that you made sure to explain why the amount being infused was 950.
This is the clearest Alaris video on YT! I wish you had a piggyback video! Thanks for everything you do❤️
Thanks for the introduction on how to use IV pumps. I think I still have some questions. 1. There are so many different diseases and disorders to the human body how are you able to recognize the signs and symptoms to all those diseases. 2. What is a nursing teaching plan? How do you make one? Of all the places to work as a nurse what would be the best place to gain experience. I would want to be in a setting that would let me not just pass meds or do IV's I want to do everything pass meds, start iv's, give shots, insert catheters, do tube feedings, dress wounds, blood transfusions etc.
3. There are so many assessments before you do everything. How do you do an assessment before you pass meds or before you administer a tube feeding?
yes, i would love to see more videos like this!
Good effort remember to use correct terminology If you have the pump manufacturer's manual you can review the actual name of components such as drip chamber, pumping chamber, roller clamp Never remove the protective covers prior to inserting the administration set spike into the IV bag. All manufacturer's have recommendations for placement of an infusion pump on a pole and head height of the bag really important to mention as this helps avoid upstream occlusion alarms. Also should mention the importance of keeping large volume infusion pumps plugged in. Keep in mind that RN scope of practice does allow for RN's to add medication to the IV Bag as ordered in different care areas
Deborah O'Neill McCarthy Hi Deborah,
It is nice to hear from you!
That is a great idea to look at the manufacture's manual for the proper names!
I can't believe I didn't think of that before.
Thanks again!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Thanks for posting this. We're going over this in class today.
Amanda Manning Hi Amanda!
Your welcome :)
Thank you for letting me know that it helped!!
Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Successfully set up my first IV bag on a patient on Tuesday (albeit, with my adjuct's help since we got all of five minutes to practice in class). And set up a piggyback as well. She was saying there's two ways to set up a piggyback. Can you do a video on them?
Hello! I know its maybe the wrong time for me to write such a comment but videos like this one are very usefull to me personally as a Nursing student. Please do more videos of that type if you because they really help, and thank you :)
Very much appreciate your videos, extremely easy to follow and helpful.
Thanks so much for letting me know Sean!
Awesome video! Great refresher!
Beautifully demonstrated!!!
Thanks for being so informative and sassy .
please do more nursing skills demonstrations!
Thank you for this video. Good explanation. Easy to follow. Not as nervous for skills check off now!
Christine Avila Hi Christine!
Awe thanks so much!
Your too sweet :)
xoxo
- Caroline
Absolutely loving the practical videos you have done Caroline!! Such great refreshers as a Nursing student - please keep them coming! :) xo
+Luby Toll Awe thanks so much for letting me know!!
More are coming soon!
xoxo
- Caroline
this video came right on time because i start med surge 2 tommorow! thanks :)
So glad to hear that!!
Have fun at clinicals tomorrow!!
See you soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Love this video, very helpful. Is there anyway you can make a video with an IVPB. I thank you so much.
coneyisland07 Hi Coney!
Thanks so much for letting me know!
I will do that video as soon as supplies become available!
Looking forward to hearing from you again soon!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Would you be able to do a video on how to deal with an upset patient? It would be amazing if you could(:
Came at the right time :) about to get training for it soon. Cheers again :)x
thank you so much this is so helpful,can you do a video with a piggy back?mixing with other fluid?
+jcbonZ Thanks for letting me know you liked the video! Will try to do a piggyback... just depends on supplies 😊
great video...I just want to know the difference between pumps that are displayed sideways (BBraun, Fresinus) vs pumps displayed downward (Alaris). Another thing regarding the pump in the video, What will happen if the main console for some reason malfunctions, will it be impossible to use the pumps and is it space consuming if you have several channels attached to the main console?
Thanks,
hilal sinno Hi Hilal!
Really nice to hear from you!!
Most of the pumps pretty much work the same way. You just have to find out where the buttons are on that particular pump :)
If the main console is not working, I don't think it will allow you to use the pump...
If everything is not perfect, they pretty much will not work.
I hope this helps!!
xoxo
- Caroline
Large volume infusion pumps = linear peristaltic movement of fluid through the pumping chamber . There are many different features in each device and pump training prior to use is essential as it helps you avoid alarms and should instruct you in troubleshooting of each device. Many manufacturer's have specific instructions on their websites. If you want to understand the individual pumps log into the manufacturer's sites. The BBraun Space pump was designed to avoid nuisance air in line alarms with the horizontal placement of the administration set in the pumping chamber.
I wish I had watched this a long time ago. Awesome video!
+Marisa thanks Marisa 😘
Marisa
This is good knowledge for anyone, thank you for posting!
So you change the tubing every 24 hours when you change the bag or you just leave the tubing there for 3 days with no bag attached
Hi Caroline. Can you please do a video on how to set up a PCA with the Alaris pump? : )
+Roya Katouzian
Hi Roya!
I would love to! However, PCA pumps are harder to do this with, you actually need a vial of Morphine or Dilauded to scan (although of course I guess it could be filled with something else). However, due to this, I have not been able to get anyone to let me make a video. Hopefully in the future this will change and more doors will open :) fingers crossed!!
Thank you for letting me know what you wanted to see though!
xoxo
- Caroline
Thank you for the awesome video. I would like to see more of I.V. stuff such as I.V. piggy bag and how to prime your I.V. line. Thank you.
very easy to follow. great refresher:) keep it up
Thanks so much for letting me know Ellie!!
Will do :)
Thanks for the demo, if possible you should try to do the whole demonstration with a person. i.e. starting IV on a person. But really good, the 6 minute video went by fast.
saguirre760 Thanks so much for letting me know you liked it!
I can only create video when supplies become available... but whenever they do I definitely will do that :) see you soon!!
Request: videos on how to study for (grasp the concept of)older adults / fluids &electrolytes
you make the most helpful videos
Tyler Gilpatrick Thanks so much Tyler :) I really appreciate it!!
xoxo!!
Great video as always! I'm really looking forward to your channel this year :) I really appreciate all you do!
Hi Amy!
Thank you so much for letting me know!!
I will do my best to keep adding helpful videos!!
It is a lot of fun for me :)
See you soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
You mentioned you don't want it to run dry as one would have to reprime it, what would does that do for patient or the treatment? What would happen if the thing ran out of fluids?
If they are on continuous fluid or something of that nature it takes more time out of your busy day to reprime a new tube it osts more money. It doesn't harm the patient because the pump will stop when air goes through the tubing to a certain point.
Those bags usually have a little overfill anyway.
that pump is sooo high tech compared to ours haha ever neat.. where do you set up a secondary line with those pumps?
Hi! How do you get the air bubbles out of the line? Or how do they get there?
Hi Shevaun!
I make sure the main bag is high, hold the tubing low & tap gently on the pole.
You will get the hang of it :)
xoxo
- Caroline
Thank you for sharing.
Very informatic.
Thanks so much for letting me know!!
See you again soon!
xoxo
- Caroline
Is there any way to do this just mechanically without a pump?
Good stuff! Thank you and keep the videos coming!
Hi Audra!
Thanks so much!
I will do my best to keep them coming :)
Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Much Love,
- Caroline
Say you were working nights, and the pt. complained of the beeping noises. How would you silence the pump on/off?
There is a silent button
Great video! I'd like to see more showing how to insert one!
Hi Nicole!
Thanks so much for letting me know!!
I recently created a video on how to start an IV!
Here is the link: How to Start an IV!
I hope you like it!!
See you soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
This was very helpful
Thank you! This was really helpful! Can you please explain how to do I.V piggybacks? :)
Have you done any videos on blood administration?
Hi Karin!
I have not yet... would love to do one.
If I ever get supplies... I will!!
xoxo
- Caroline
I love this video by far the best
Thank you so much for letting me know!!!
See you soon!!
xoxo
- Caroline
So helpful!! Thank you so much!!!
Awwww I love this video thanks! Help me a lot
Hugo Cervantes Hi Hugo! Awesome, thanks for letting me know!!!
Talk to you soon!!
Question if I may. if someone was at rate 400 for an IVIG with a total of 75mg. The treatment lasts about 6 hours. does this mean the same thing as 4.8 mL/kg/
hour (IV). or is it is set to fast?
do you know where i may purchase just the clamp itself rather than the whole set?
thanks a lot for sharing this helpful information
Thank you so helpful! Please can you show how to insert an IV catheter?
are there any products like blood/plasma/nourishment/medicine that can be stored long term?
Hi can you make a video on how to operate ventilator and oxygen plz
You start the infusion the connect it to the patient?
Very helpful!
How do you clear the air bubbles?
How is this in your house? How did you get everything?
John Shaffer Hi John,
This is not in my home.
Supplies are hard to come by... but sometimes suppliers are nice enough to let me use their supplies.
I would love to have more videos like this... but supplies are an issue :)
Hope to post more instructional videos for you!!
xoxo
- Caroline
***** I'm sure they are hard to get! Getting ahold of a needle syringe can be hard, but for good reasons! :) lol
You are awesome! THANK YOU
tee h Thank you! Keep in touch. -xoxo
How would you bring that infusion machine home???
I’m confused. Why was a bolus rate 999 ml/hr and VTBI was 250ml when the bag is 1000ml? I understand the second example with the rate being 100ml/hr and VTBI was set at 950ml so the line doesn’t run dry but why was a bolus at 250ml??? Thank you. New grad here 😅
Sorry for the late response! I was just giving an example... sometimes the advance practice providers just want 250 ml to be given and if we already have a 1,000 ml bag hanging, we can just give 250 of that. Does that make sense?
yes!!!! helped!!!!
I use a Baxter IV pump in my dental office.
Beautiful😊
How did you get that pump home?
Hai can you do every parts of the iv medication administration
Thank you.
You're awesome!!! thanks!!!
i was planning to make an app(mobile application) to notify when the bag has to be changed....
what are your thoughts on it?
+Tilak Sharma Not sure...
i mean would the nurses like it? Would it be of any use to you if it existed.
PS: thumbs up for the video. not really into med but found this pretty interesting.
Thank you, this was super helpful #residency
Stella Ezeamama You are so welcome! I'm glad it helped. Thanks a lot for letting me know. -xoxo!!
Great video. Great lady :)
OMG THIS WOMANS IS DANGEROUS! MOVE ON!!!!!!!
Wow that's some old kit in England we use 100mill syringes and the pump pushes what ever at what ever rate you set it
EXCELLENT THANKS
thankks
Your welcome!!
Loves!!
I really liked the video. But if you could please ho a little slower without cuts in filming would be alot better. Thanks
We dont have this machine....???
beautiful woman :) kind regards from Poland hahahahaha :DDDD
nice video dear
Thank you!
Can u apply one for me ?
Never Run. You may injure others
we need to see you 🤣
Caroline, u look like a Victorias Secret model in this vid!
All those questions on pump is time consuming 😢
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multiple drugs hung at once
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Oh honey, give me an enema.
Hi.Youre beautiful.