The document appears to be a transcript of a Twitter chat about intravenous (IV) therapy. [1] Nurses and other medical professionals discussed an FDA alert about potential issues with positive displacement needleless connectors increasing the risk of bloodstream infections. [2] They also discussed concerns about IV bags being primed with saline in the tubing before the actual medication is administered and how to address this issue. [3] The group agreed to continue their discussion on IV therapy topics at another Twitter chat in two weeks.
Transcript for #RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for July 15, 2010.
TOPICS:
T1- How does lateral violence among RNs affect pt care? & how can we better prepare nurses & students to deal with lateral violence?
T2- Pharm:vast/quick changing/& can hurt pts.What areas do U need more pharm ed in & what should we teach nursing students?
T3 - Teaching better communication? how should we teach it & should scripting be used in Nursing?
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RNchat.org - http://RNchat.org
Transcript of #RNchat for March 19, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Follow @RNchat (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) or visit http://RNchat.org for more.
Transcript of RNchat for February 18, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses.
This was a special with topics selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Topics include:
What was missing from your nursing education? What would you change?
Should nursing education continue to be based on time spent in the classrooms/training or on achieving specific competencies?
What do you think about online programs?
Follow @RNchat (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) for regular updates and visit RNchat.org (http://RNchat.org) for more information.
Transcript for RNchat for Friday, April 16, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses.
Topics include:
T1 Health care professionals experience a level of grief when endearing patients die. How can our workplaces help us deal w/ this?
T2 Does the current educational system prepare new health care professionals to effectively manage grief at the workplace?
Follow @RNchat for more (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) or visit the blog http://RNchat.org
Transcript for #RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for July 15, 2010.
TOPICS:
T1- How does lateral violence among RNs affect pt care? & how can we better prepare nurses & students to deal with lateral violence?
T2- Pharm:vast/quick changing/& can hurt pts.What areas do U need more pharm ed in & what should we teach nursing students?
T3 - Teaching better communication? how should we teach it & should scripting be used in Nursing?
Follow @RNchat - http://Twitter.com/RNchat for more!!
RNchat.org - http://RNchat.org
Transcript of #RNchat for March 19, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Follow @RNchat (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) or visit http://RNchat.org for more.
Transcript of RNchat for February 18, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses.
This was a special with topics selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Topics include:
What was missing from your nursing education? What would you change?
Should nursing education continue to be based on time spent in the classrooms/training or on achieving specific competencies?
What do you think about online programs?
Follow @RNchat (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) for regular updates and visit RNchat.org (http://RNchat.org) for more information.
Transcript for RNchat for Friday, April 16, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses.
Topics include:
T1 Health care professionals experience a level of grief when endearing patients die. How can our workplaces help us deal w/ this?
T2 Does the current educational system prepare new health care professionals to effectively manage grief at the workplace?
Follow @RNchat for more (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) or visit the blog http://RNchat.org
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Learn about the real life story of Citizen Effect Citizen Philanthropist Matt F. and how he used Citizen Effect to impact the lives of a community in need.
Transcript of RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for August 19, 2010.
Follow @RNchat - http://Twitter.com/RNchat - for regular updates.
Topics included (moderated by @EllenRichter):
T1 One Medicare Never Event is Foley catheter-related UTI. How does your practice strive to reduce this complication? Is it working?
T2 I was recently "family member/visitor" instd of RN. I wanted unlimited visiting time. What do U think? Is it OK to break rules?
Visit http://RNchat.org for more about RNchat!
Transcript of #RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Follow @RNchat for regular updates.
Topics:
T1 Bedside Communication - what works and what doesn't? from @ VoalteTrey | What helps, what hinders?
T2 Hospitals Blocking Facebook - Some hospitals are blocking Facebook & other social media. Should or shouldn't they?
T2 Follow up: How web-literate are policy-makers? Do they really understand them, or just superficially? (
Transcript of #RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for Saturday August 28, 2010.
Follow @RNchat - http://Twitter.com/RNchat for regular updates.
Topics included:
Postpartum Depression: What post-discharge resources work the best for detecting/treating PPD? Are facilities doing enough?
T2 Product Recalls: What technologies are being deployed to ensure products safety? e.g. Tag Readers; real-time alerts.
T3 Continuing Education: How are emerging media changing CE? Do you see CE being achieved via Social Media?
For more, visit our blog http://RNchat.org
run by @PhilBaumann
Transcript of #RNchat, a Twitter chat for registered nurses, for Friday April 2, 2010. Follow @RNchat on Twitter - http://Twitter.com/RNchat
Topics:
T1 If health care professnal makes accidental yet fatal med error what should resulting action be? Terminate? Suspend? Revoke? Jail?
T2 Should ea facility develop & implement their own nursing care standards or should there be internat'l standards of nursing care?
Transcript for #RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for Friday May 28, 2010. Follow @RNchat - http://Twitter.com/RNchat
Topics:
T1 The general dilemma of h/care socmedia: people can hurt themselves w/o the media (noone to talk to) or actually get hurt w/it
T2 Alternative Career Paths: Bedside nursing isn't the only career. What other pathways are available? How can we prep grads' paths?
T3 RN Camp: "Where Nursing Reboots" - http://RNcamp.com I want to extend #RNchat into "real life". See link & the next tweet
T3 RNcamp - It's tentatively scheduled for October, but may need to be 1st Qtr 2011. What would you like to see discussed there?
T3 If you would like to contribute or have questions about RNcamp, @ reply or email: Reboot@RNcamp.com
Transcript of RNchat - a Twitter chat for Registered Nurses - for Friday, May 21, 2010.
Follow @RNchat on Twitter: http://Twitter.com/RNchat
Topics:
T1 We see more implantable defibrillators each year. How do we address turning it off during end-of-life palliative care?
T2 Does the Nursing Care Plan you use at work help to guide your nursing care or is it an additional task to complete each day?
Transcript of #RNchat for February 19, 2010.
Topics include:
T1 Grievances: What are best practices for grievances? When should nurses go public? How should they proceed?
T2 Pharmaceutical Industry: Is the industry sufficiently supportive of nursing? How should they be involved? What can they do for us?
T3 Women's Health: What Dx and Tx disparities do you still see between men and women?
Follow @RNchat for more (http://Twitter.com/RNchat)
Transcript of #RNchat, a Twitter chat for registered nurses, for March 16, 2010. Follow @RNchat for more or visit the blog http://RNchat.org
Topics:
T1 The Question Nursing Answers: "What is the effect of entire h/c process on the human being?" Discuss.
T2 RN-LPN Relations: How healthy, overall, is the relationship between RNs & LPNs?
T3 Nursing Startups: What businesses do you think nurses should build that could change the world?
Transcript of #RNchat for January 22, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses and the general public.
Follow RNchat on Twitter: http://Twitter.com/RNchat
Transcript of RNchat, a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Learn more at http://RNchat.org. Follow @RNchat on Twitter - http://Twitter.com/RNchat
Topics included:
T1 Mobile Mobile Technology: from @HeathercatCAP - How can mobile tech benefit nurses? Specific examples, use case?
T2 Buzzword: Patient-Empowerment: What is patient empowerment to you? How might the Web (truly) empower?
T3 Nurses as linchpins: Comment on this assertion: "Nurses are the linchpins of health, from research to provision"
Transcript of RNchat for February 5, 2010. RNchat is a Twitter chat for registered nurses.
Topics include:
T1 Domestic Violence - How better (or worse) are healthcare, legal & community systems doing w/DV?
T2 Nursing News Sources - Where do you get your news on the profession? What are top sources? Blogs, Journals, etc.
T3 Community Nursing - What's the current state of community nursing? What specific areas need attention?
T4 Tech Trends - What are the biggest trends in h/c & nursing tech? (Web, mobile, devices)
Transcript of RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses - for August 6, 2010.
Follow @RNchat - http://Twitter.com/RNcat for regular updates.
Visit http://RNchat.org for more on RNchat.
Topic:
The role of sexism in the perception of nursing. Do people (consciously/unconsciously) still enframe Nursing as a "female" field?
Transcript of #RNchat, a Twitter chat for registered nurses, moderated by Ellen Richter (@EllenRichter on Twitter).
Topics included:
T1 Every July, as new interns begin hospital rotations, patterns show a rise in patient safety events, termed the "July Effect"
T1 (contd) In what ways can the nursing profession help to reduce actual patient errors related to the "July Effect"?
T2 Theres growing evidence of the benefits of family being present during resuscitative efforts, especially a child. Do you agree?
T2 (contd) Would U want to be sent away from a loved one's side if its the last time U may see them alive? What are the pros/cons?
Follow @RNchat (http://Twitter.com/RNchat) for updates.
Transcript of RNchat - a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Follow @RNchat for regular updates.
Topics included:
T1 Public Health Ramifications of #BP Spill: What are/can nurses do to mitigate damage to crews, populations, etc?
T2 Present & Future of Digital Tech: From mobile apps to social media, what are nurses doing? How can we use them to their fullest?
Visit http://RNchat.org for more.
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IVchat: IV chat today at 1pm ET....come join us #IVchat #hcsm #nursing
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IVchat: Join the IV chat today at 100pm ET..... #IVchat #hcsm #nursing
8/5/2010 11:13
IVchat: IV chat will start in an hour....1pm ET...hope you can join us!! #hcsm #nursing #IVchat
8/5/2010 12:02
IVchat: IV chat will start in 30 minutes... #IVchat
8/5/2010 12:30
IVchat: It's IV chat time...welcome to all!! #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:01
IVchat: Good afternoon, let's start with introductions...if ur shy w/ intros, it's ok but feel free to
chime in anytime... #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:02
InfusionNurse: Good afternoon, I'm Cora and moderator of IV chat. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:03
MEDsyntrix: Hi, Jon here, just lurking and learning...#IVchat
8/5/2010 13:04
InfusionNurse: @MEDsyntrix ..welcome, glad you can join us!! #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:06
IVchat: T1 coming up. Use T1..T2 before ur replies to make easy to follow... #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:07
VascularAccess: Hey...hey...am having probs w/twitter....#IVchat
8/5/2010 13:08
IVchat: T1 - FDA alert on positive displacement needleless connectors - concerned about
increased BSI associated w/ use...any thoughts? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:10
InfusionNurse: T1 - FYI, here's the FDA Alert..http://bit.ly/c3lIzN #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:12
VascularAccess: T1 - didn't know there's an alert - what r they saying? Not to use? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:13
InfusionNurse: @VascularAccess T1 - no this is not a recall - it is just an alert to inform us that there is a
potential issue #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:15
InfusionNurse: T1 - FDA does not recommend to change or stop using but asking manuf to do post
market surveillance of their products. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:17
IVchat: T1 - currently FDA is requiring 9 companies to do post market surveillance to answer 2
questions listed on the alert. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:19
MEDsyntrix: T1 - just curious...where will the companies get the info/ answers #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:20
InfusionNurse: From users of device...RT @MEDsyntrix: T1 - just curious...where will the companies get
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the info/ answers #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:22
VascularAccess: T1 - this gonna take a while and results can be skewed...just my opinion...RT
@InfusionNurse: From users of device.. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:25
IVchat: T2 coming up in a bit... #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:26
IVchat: T2 - IV bags w/tubing primed w/ saline - the entire tubing has saline not the med. If
titrating, giving saline first few mins.. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:31
MEDsyntrix: RT @VascularAccess: T1 - I'm just afraid the users will be blamed ...ie like nurses not
cleaning/disinfecting..etc...#IVchat
8/5/2010 13:32
InfusionNurse: @MEDsyntrix @vascularaccess - :( let's hope not... #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:33
MEDsyntrix: T2 - u mean when the pharmacy mixes the IV solution and spikes the bag w/ preprimed
tubing w/ saline? We see that w/ chemo #Ivchat
8/5/2010 13:34
IVchat: yes RT @MEDsyntrix: T2 - u mean when the pharmacy mixes the IV solution spikes the
bag w/ preprimed tubing w/ saline?not chemo #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:35
InfusionNurse: @MEDsyntrix ..T2 yes, for safety purposes w/ chemo.. ? is - if using a rate schedule, the
first few mLs infused will only be saline. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:37
IVchat: T2 - ok, so is it a concern or not that only saline is infusing the first few mLs before pt.
receives actual meds? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:38
VascularAccess: T2 - r u saying we need to rapid infuse the first few mls to get rid of the saline then go to
the regular rate? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:40
InfusionNurse: @IVchat T2 - it is a concern esp. if potential infusion reactions are rate related and slowly
infused. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:41
IVchat: I agree RT @InfusionNurse: @IVchat T2 - it is a concern esp. if potential infusion reactions
are rate related and slowly infused. #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:45
IVchat: RT @InfusionNurse: T2 - need to consider the amount of saline in the tubing - depends on
brand/length but anywhere from 15-25 mls... #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:45
VascularAccess: t2 - so we need to have a way to get rid of the saline before setting the ate...#IVchat
8/5/2010 13:46
MEDsyntrix: T2 - not being a nurse - dont understand why there's saline in the tubing to begin with??
sorry had to ask...#IVchat
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InfusionNurse: @MEDsyntrix LOL, this is often done w/ chemo when pharmacy mixes so nurses dont get
exposed to chemo prior to start. good ? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:52
IVchat: T2 - a precaution for hazardous agents like chemo...but what about other meds, not
chemo? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:53
IVchat: Five minutes left...any last thoughts?? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:54
InfusionNurse: tubing spiked by nurses at bedside not by pharmacy RT @IVchat: T2 - a precaution for
hazardous agents like chemo but if not chemo? #IVchat
8/5/2010 13:56
VascularAccess: sorry having internet probs....ttyl.. thanks!! #IVchat..
8/5/2010 13:56
IVchat: The next IVchat will be on Aug 18 Thursday at 8pm ET... #IVchat
8/5/2010 14:00
InfusionNurse: Hope you all can join us!! RT @IVchat: The next IVchat will be on Aug 18 Thursday at 8pm
ET... #IVchat
8/5/2010 14:01
InfusionNurse: Thanks to all...have a great day!! #IVchat
8/5/2010 14:03
EnferEvidente: RT @InfusionNurse: Hope you all can join us!! RT @IVchat: The next IVchat will be on Aug
18 Thursday at 8pm ET... #IVchat
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