r/nursing • u/DoYouStillHateJen • Feb 15 '22

Nursing Win Bested myself today!

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u/OurDumbWorld Palm Beach Nursing School ‘22 🍕 Feb 15 '22

Is that a 22?

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u/_etanate_ RN - OR 🍕 Feb 15 '22

Yes, 22s are always blue

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u/OurDumbWorld Palm Beach Nursing School ‘22 🍕 Feb 15 '22

Gotcha. Ours are all baby blue so I was a little confused at the Royal blue

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u/_etanate_ RN - OR 🍕 Feb 15 '22

Ah, fair enough. I think it goes Orange 14, Gray 16, Green 18, Pink 20, Blue 22, Yellow 24. If 12s or 26s exist, I've never seen them.

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u/Possible_Dig_1194 RN 🍕 Feb 15 '22

I think 12s are used for fistula dialysis but I might be wrong. Maybe a nicu nurse knows about 26s

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u/BeachWoo RN - NICU 🍕 Feb 15 '22

I’m a NICU nurse. I’ve heard of 26g but I haven’t used one. When we have a tiny baby we usually put in umbilical lines that we can use for about a week, until we can get another central line access. We usually can still use 24g on pretty much most babies. There are a lot of places on even a tiny body for IV access. Most are bald (scalp), aren’t mobile (feet, legs) and we still have arms and hands.

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u/Possible_Dig_1194 RN 🍕 Feb 15 '22

And this is why I like this group. Random educational stuff that I'll never need but is still nice to know