Even as a surgical PA, I appreciate the consistent hands-on floor care the nurses provide with all the medications, fluids, procedures & empathic/ADL services they provide so also value & appreciate these instructional videos that not only are valuable for better understanding what it takes for the nurses to provide the care they do but also provide the seemingly simple care myself when there may be no nursing care frequently encountered in forward military operational environments. Thanks for helping me learn additional skills to care for patients!

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Ah! Thanks for taking the time to share. I used to be in the military and that is a whole new level of care! Thanks for serving ❤️

Thank you so much. I passed the check off but never been really comfortable using them in clinical and my instructor walked me through each time. Now I can learn on my own and be a pro by fall.

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Being familiar with the pump is half the battle:)

Thank you so much. I work with a differenr pump at my hospital. Ty for the refrsher. Havent seen these since nursing school

you're a blessing

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Awesome video!!!!! I'm a new nurse, I start next Monday! I've watched quite a few of your videos they are a great refresher as well as insightful! Thank you for taking the time make produce content such as this. You're a life saver in more ways than one 🤗

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

Ah! Thank you so much. It inspires me to keep doing what I do

Glad that i had experienced using the Alaris pump way back in Saudi Arabia. Great video, great Educator 👩‍🏫

@ianshelton6662

3 жыл бұрын

Why were you in the Middle East?

Ty so much! I'm a bew grad and never used this pump, live all your videos!

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

Yeah!!!! Happy to hear that

I love that: Make it a great day. Excellent video, I needed help learning how to operate it!!! (RN Student of 2019)

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

woo hoo! Happy to help, by now you are probably a pro and wondering what was so scary about using the pump!

You are really helping me so much. Thank you for these videos. I am a paramedic to RN online student and a visual learner. You are saving my bacon!

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! Happy to hear this

Thank you! Very helpful.

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to share your feedback

This was helpful, thank you!

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

thank you

so helpful. Thank you.

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

you are welcome

Feeling some confidence to work where the Alaris pump is used. Thankyou for the video. I learnt some. Will have to watch re-runs of the video and other videos to feel more comfortable.

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!!

Excellent Lesson!

@NurseMinder

5 ай бұрын

Happy it helped

Thank you Tammy

@NurseMinder

5 жыл бұрын

Doris!!! Thanks for connecting

Thank you so much for sharing the video

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Thanks!

Thank you so much

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank You

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

😊

Beautiful

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

you are amazing

@NurseMinder

8 ай бұрын

😊

Helpful

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Good job tammy mimeder

@NurseMinder

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, happy to help

Thank you! So helpful! 🌸

@NurseMinder

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!!! That is my hope :)

Wonderful thank youuuu please show me how yo add volume in the same medication just to adjust the valume

@NurseMinder

Ай бұрын

I would if I had access to a machine. I no longer work as a bedside nurse -

Thanks a lot.

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

Very helpful video. I’m just wondering if there’s an option to be able to check the IV infusion pump history?

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

For fluid totals - yes I believe so but only useful if each shift clears totals

that air bubble magic trick is something. as i understand, you get rid of air bubble with video edit function.

@NurseMinder

4 жыл бұрын

Video edit ? Nope. Legit.

Please note that the tubing is not loaded correctly. The filament on the top of the module needs to fit in the groove. If not, the pump may not administer the IV fluid or medication correctly. Alaris provided education around the country about this important issue in loading the tubing. Thank you!

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the second pump - the one that had a line in it at the beginning of the video? I did not check it at the start of the video as I was focused on pump a

👍🏻

How do you infuse Venofer or Mag sulfate on the alaris? Nurses are setting it up differently than a typical secondary.

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

I would have to see the monograph

Sorry if this is a stupid question. If I were to add 10ml of cefazolin to 50ml bag to run through iv pump, would I need to change the vtbi to 60ml?

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

That is a great question! For small amounts of added fluid, we typically don’t add it to the vtbi. If you are adding a larger volume the you would. Of course we have to consider the size of the bag. 10 ml added to a 50 ml bag is different thana 1000 ml bag. Depending on your agency policy, you may find both will be accepted

I used to work in a facility that used the Baxter Sigma pump. I work with Alaris now in a different facility. I definitely prefer the Baxter by far for several reasons. One reason: as far as I can tell the Alaris pump cannot be reprogrammed without turning it off. Say, the first antibiotic is complete and the patient needs another, the pump has to be turned off then on again, select same patient, the care area, then find the second drug in the drug library, etc, etc. Do you know of a more efficient way?

@NurseMinder

10 ай бұрын

I started with the Baxter pump too :). Oh the pump never needs to be turned off to program another med, just hit secondary line and program away

@MsHbjb

8 ай бұрын

if the 1st abx has completed and the primary is running again, as stated in the prior answer, you do not need to turn it off. Program as usual. However, I do find the need to turn off when I'm running a tko primary NS waiting to hang blood. When I have the blood, I can't find a way to program it w/out turning off the NS and restarting to program the blood. Am I missing something?

This is probably a dumb question but I am curious about why you programmed the pump at 200mL instead of the actual volume of the solution (250mL)? Why not just program the pump to the volume of 250mL? What is the rational for "leaving room?"

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! The bag has 250 ml before I prime an IV line. Many lines will take up to 20 or 30 ml to prime, reducing the volume in the bag. If I use 200 ml, then when the pump alarms, it is 1) not empty and this means no air in the line and 2) it gives me time to get another bag as I can program a few more minutes of infusion

@motofd

3 жыл бұрын

@@NurseMinder Ahhh I see! That clears things up as I was always unsure of why this was done. I appreciate you getting back to me so quickly! I'm starting my final term of nursing school next week (preceptorship) and your videos have been very helpful for review and as prep :). Thankyou!

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy your preceptorship

When the IV is done infusing, do you just shut off the pump or keep it on pause?

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

Turn it off, disconnect from the patient

Does Alaris have a setting that will display how much time is left for a medication and not just VTBI?

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

It has been a while since I worked with it - for sure it will show volume remaining, maybe someone watching can confirm if you can switch to time v volume

Do you have a video for how to clear the pump? Thanks

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

I do not - would be a great idea to do one but I no longer work bedside

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

If you do learn and want to film it and share it here - we can add it to the video list

Great video. Ty for sharing! Alaris doesn't have a backprime option for getting air out the line like the Plum pump?

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

Not that I recall

some nurses put more than the actual total volume ..to make sure its all infused..is it a correct way?

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

If you put more than total volume the bag empties and air is in the line. I can see the rationale. If using a secondary bag multiple times, you back prime anyways to remove the air from the line. The amount of volume in the line is usually 10 to 15 ml so I would not program for more. If its a med infusion, a primary line should flush the remaining med in anyways

@alaahussain9677

3 жыл бұрын

@@NurseMinder so the line and bag are not supposed to empty/haveair after infusion complete?

@NurseMinder

3 жыл бұрын

No. The medication should be followed by another solution like normal saline or ringers lacate to ensure all the medication is infused. That being said, practice can vary depending on where you work and the policies in your agency

Why do you put 200mls instead of 250mls, I get confused

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

It is a great question. the bag is 250 ml when full (before priming the line) Priming the line could use 15-20 ml, leaving the bag will around 235 ml If you enter 250, the line will run dry and will need to be changed If you enter 200 ml, the pump will beep and there should be a little left in the bag Three benefits 1. The IV line will remain primed and ready for another bag 2. The remaining volume (20 ml) can be programmed in and the patient continues to receive fluids while you have time to collect a new bag 3. Saves you time and stress

Goalie

@blushy3001

4 жыл бұрын

May 15, 2016

This is weird but I feel like Baxter is easier

@NurseMinder

2 жыл бұрын

I started on Baxter - its been a long time, but I have no issues with either

It’s being sharped

@blushy3001

5 жыл бұрын

We’re very trapped. It’s very talked.

@blushy3001

5 жыл бұрын

Occluded - Patient Side

@blushy3001

4 жыл бұрын

It’s being closed.

@blushy3001

4 жыл бұрын

It’s being turned. It’s being paused.

@nataliemarie1148

4 жыл бұрын

@@blushy3001 hey are you okay

You didn't prime the line.

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

The line was already primed

Thank you, this was helpful!

@NurseMinder

Жыл бұрын

Great!