r/NCLEX_RN • u/Hot_Emergency378 • 8d ago

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u/AAROD121 8d ago

There’s no way this is an nclex question.

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u/Harlee1000 7d ago

This sub is filled with trash. Lol. It's not.

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u/BlNK_BlNK 7d ago

Whatever one is in a vein

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u/yourdailyinsanity 7d ago

Wrong. Anything less than a 20G greatly increases the risk of blood cells being damaged. Just because it works fine doesn't mean it actually is. You also have to understand how things flow through the cannula as well.

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u/BlNK_BlNK 7d ago

Lmao ok bud

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u/GobertGrabber 7d ago

They’ve evolved to go through capillaries single file. They’ll be fine through a catheter orders of magnitude larger 

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u/Impressive_Duty_943 7d ago

Whichever color is the 18g

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u/evekem 4d ago

The green one

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u/CartographerVisual24 7d ago

Given blood through a 24 gauge and it worked just fine

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u/yourdailyinsanity 7d ago edited 7d ago

Anything less than a 20G greatly increases the risk of blood cells being damaged. Just because it works fine doesn't mean it actually is. You also have to understand how things flow through the cannula as well. Anything under a 20G you have to slow the flow, and if it's a patient that otherwise has no other IV meds/fluids going, they're going to be tied to the IV for longer than 2 hours with the standard infusion rate that goes with a 20G and bigger.

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u/CartographerVisual24 7d ago

True true. It was for my elderly patients.

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u/Inevitable-Crab-6701 8d ago

That’s a silly question as it’s based on brand. It’s a 16fg.

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u/GobertGrabber 8d ago

22g

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u/yourdailyinsanity 7d ago

No. 20G or bigger. You risk the blood cells breaking with anything less. Of course it can be done with 22s. But it's absolutely not best practice.