you should tell him/her immediately!
A homehealth nurse will still give the medication. She need to have an IV needle,saline solution, syringe , plaster and injection site adapter.
No, but you could get into legal trouble. Plus, unless you aren't any type of medical practitioner, you would do it wrong
no
I am not a doctor and I could be wrong but an IV bag is pretty saline solution(salt water/electrolytes). The whole purpose is to rehydrate you faster hence the solution. An IV is there for efficiency and quickness. Water will do the trick just not the same affect.
A doctor orders the IV solution and any additional nutrients or drugs to be added to it. The doctor also specifies the rate at which the IV will be infused. The IV solutions are prepared under the supervision of a doctor, pharmacist, or nurse,.
The possibility exists. However, there are a time-tested series of checks and balances in hospitals, especially to prevent exactly that sort of thing. I also encourage the patient to get well aquainted with the medications she is receiving and to feel free to check the dosage and medication herself before allowing an injection. While this rarely happens, mortality by this method is not a common occurance.
A PHARMACIST or DOCTOR! The interactions of different meds are too complex for a nurse to properly evaluate. -firstmate-
No, it is not safe to drink saline IV solution as it is meant to be administered intravenously and not ingested orally. Drinking saline IV solution can lead to serious health complications.
An ER nurse's overview is you are responsible for the iv's and you must assist the doctor.
It's an antibiotic/antifungal in IV form.
check patient iv site
maintain sterility