TGreen

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1. Best nursing job

   TGreen replied to Sunshine382's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently an RN in Diagnostic Imaging and I love it. I worked CCU and ER for years and have been in DI for one year and I can't imagine going back to the floor or ER. In DI at my hospital we have many responsibilities. We insert PICC lines, a...

2. blood thinners

   TGreen replied to wendirn's topic in Radiology

   We leave the decision to give vit k up to the ordering Dr. and or cardiologist. Basically we are saying this is where we need their INR to be to do the procedure. How do you want to proceed. I have not noticed much trouble regarding plavix and liv...

3. blood thinners

   TGreen replied to wendirn's topic in Radiology

   In our DI department we do the procedures that you mentioned above and I'd be glad to share our protocols with you. For all outpatient interventional procedures ASA is to be held for 7 days, plavix for three days. If the patient is on coumadin it i...

4. CT 64 machine

   TGreen replied to TGreen's topic in Radiology

   I would feel much better if the HR required was 50 as it is with your card we had heard that the preferred rate was 32 and this had us a little nervous due to the fact that our 64 machine is across the street from the hospital in the MOP building. I...

5. CT 64 machine

   TGreen posted a topic in Radiology

   Our Hospital just purchased a 64 CT machine and DI nurses will be responsible for administering Iv medications to decrease HR during the procedure. Does anyone have guidelines that they have been following to do this safely? Standing orders etc. Guid...

6. PICC Lines in Radiology

   TGreen replied to angiorn's topic in Radiology

   I am a DI nurse in Florida. There are five nurses in our Radiology Dept. all of whom insert Picc lines. We use the Modified Seldinger technique. Our PICC lines are placed without a Radiologist present. The placement is confirmed by a Radiologist ...