Teddy11

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1. Help re: PA catheter care

   Teddy11 replied to Teddy11's topic in Critical

   Thanks for your response. I feel so much better...felt awful about it, but I guess it happens. Explains why some change at the stopcock and not to the hub. Will have to see if clamps in the kit and perhaps not integrated onto the lines during or post...

2. Help re: PA catheter care

   Teddy11 replied to Teddy11's topic in Critical

   Thanks

3. Help re: PA catheter care

   Teddy11 replied to Teddy11's topic in Critical

   No clamp noted with it or it's removed at insertion and not used? Not sure. Have not yet experienced Swan insertion experience. I know some change it at the stopcock, but most go to the hub and not leave the stopcock/tubing on longer than policy (96 ...

4. PA catheter help/question

   Teddy11 posted a topic in CCU

   Hi I am new to critical care nursing and had a question about changing pressure tubing on PA lines. Once PA line, CVP injectate, etc are primed and ready to connect to patient, does the patient have to be flat to switch over tubing? I know for zeroi...

5. Help re: PA catheter care

   Teddy11 posted a topic in Critical

   Hi I am new to critical care nursing and had a question about changing pressure tubing on PA lines. Once PA line, CVP injectate, etc are primed and ready to connect to patient, does the patient have to be flat to switch over tubing? I know for zeroin...

6. Returning RN scared of making errors

   Teddy11 replied to Teddy11's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, good orientation. Actually information overload. High expectations of the nurses which is probably where my concerns come from since I am not at that level. That's where the "what I think I should know vs what I do know" dilemma stems from. Ther...

7. Returning RN scared of making errors

   Teddy11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been out of hospital nursing for about 4 years and critical care for over 10. I decided to return to the bedside and am now in an ICU position. So many things have changed since I worked and all the newness of equipment, processes, and type of...