ernurse77

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1. Cardiac Cath Lab... What's it like??

   ernurse77 replied to Kgibson089's topic in Cardiac

   I'm a col th and sorry lots of standing in my lab! Granted its either feast or famine 0-100. I worked inpt and ED and those were both way busier on a day to day. If the new RN is eager and willing to spend off time learning then they could be a gre...

2. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Medications

   Good point. Thanks!

3. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Medications

   Thanks for your reply. I mean if fluids are not ordered I would ask the doc for a tko and hang with NS so my lines wouldn't run dry. I was taught to always have nitro with NS in case the pt needs a bolus of fluids? If fluids are ordered than I woul...

4. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 posted a topic in Medications

   I have recently switched to a cardiac cath lab and was told there is never anything except ATB that should be hung as a piggyback. When I worked in other units everything was done as a piggyback above the pump. The person who told me this was in disb...

5. heparin mistake

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Medications

   Thankyou so much. I believe it was initiated at the previous hospital but then taken off the pump for the ride. I was not the nurse taking report upon arrival and it was a super busy night. Thankyou for setting my mind at ease. I worked on an inpt me...

6. heparin mistake

   ernurse77 posted a topic in Medications

   Hi all this is my first post and im freaking out as i have been working the ER for about 5 months and i had a pt come in with a MI and they had 2 IV sites one was nitro which i immediately put on a pump and double check with another nurse. The other ...