Helping Children Cope with the Intensive Care Unit
Simone L. Hughes, RN, illustrations by Dee Snyder
University of Iowa Children's Hospital
First Published: 1994
Last Revised: 1994
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
The
IV tube goes into a blood vessel of the arm, neck or chest. The nurse puts
bags of fluid on a silver metal pole. Fluid flows from the bag through the
tube to a machine called a pump. This pump can make a noise which sounds
like a beep. The beep tells the nurse more fluid is needed. The pump will
not stop beeping until a nurse fixes the problem. The tube from the bag
goes through the pump, then to the patient's blood vessel. Water, sugar,
vitamins, and medications are given through the IV tube for the body to
use to get better.
The
IV tube goes into a blood vessel of the arm, neck or chest. The nurse puts
bags of fluid on a silver metal pole. Fluid flows from the bag through the
tube to a machine called a pump. This pump can make a noise which sounds
like a beep. The beep tells the nurse more fluid is needed. The pump will
not stop beeping until a nurse fixes the problem. The tube from the bag
goes through the pump, then to the patient's blood vessel. Water, sugar,
vitamins, and medications are given through the IV tube for the body to
use to get better. 
