AUicuRN

AUicuRN has 8 years experience and specializes in ER, NICU, PICU, Critical Care Transport.

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1. Awake, alert, oriented & non ventilated...on ECMO??

   AUicuRN replied to umcRN's topic in PICU

   @janfrn: You all ran ECMO through the VAC cannula? Thats interesting. What Size? and how much flow are you getting through it? I guess if it is VAD cannula you are pulling from the LV and infusing to the AO? If so, there is no need for a membrane...

2. UAB's CRNA program

   AUicuRN replied to YGPHNM's topic in SRNA

   I assume you have taken a good look at their website. They have a nice excel tool that helps you enter your last 60 hr GPA and math and science GPA to see where you are. As far as your plan, I don't think I would take a full load on top of working ...

3. Any hospitals out there doing 8 hr shifts?

   AUicuRN replied to kacm74's topic in General Nursing

   We have 8 hr shifts in the form of 7on/7off. It works for some people but not for all. I'm in Alabama

4. IV med dosing question

   AUicuRN replied to luv2b_a_nurs's topic in General Nursing

   This is a tough situation. I found myself wondering this same thing recently. I could give a small dose of a narcotic or a bigger dose. I told the family, "we should try the smaller dose now and we can always give it again and make it the bigger d...

5. Test your PEDS critical care knowledge

   AUicuRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   You've got me on this one. I don't have a clue. Is it confirmed H1N1?

6. Test your PEDS critical care knowledge

   AUicuRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   Great Job working through this. This one has fooled me before in the middle of the night. The next time it didn't. Working, once again in the middle of the night, with a second year resident we admitted the patient. Checked 4 extremity b/p's and ...

7. Test your PEDS critical care knowledge

   AUicuRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   No GI symptoms. CXR is unremarkable. The patient has had 2 10ml/kg boluses in route. Yes we do have metabolic acidosis. Perhaps I should add that brachial pulses are 2+ femoral pulses are 1+ and not palpable in the feet.

8. Test your PEDS critical care knowledge

   AUicuRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   YAY!! Lets see how I do. This one may make our NICU nurses a little happy. 3 week old presents to an outside hospital ED with resp. distress poor feeding and listlessness. Mom says she this all started 4-5 hours ago and isn't getting better. Patien...

9. Test your PEDS critical care knowledge

   AUicuRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   one of the top items on my differential list would be a foreign body airway obstruction. I'd request neck films to rule it out. And give her some more O's in the mean time.

10. IV pumps

    AUicuRN replied to AUicuRN's topic in Infusion

    Thanks Ginger, here is a specific problem we are having right now; There was levofed infusing at .05 mcg/kg/min and pt was high normo-tensive so the levo was turned off. Then the blood pressure dropped too much. There was no dose between off and ....

11. IV pumps

    AUicuRN posted a topic in Infusion

    The hospital I work for is trying new IV pumps. The one's we have now are pretty old and basic but they get the job done. We are previewing some different types now the first evaluation was just up for Alarys pumps. I wasn't too happy with them. ...

12. Tips to Fix Positional Arterial Lines

    AUicuRN replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in CCU

    Do you ever use Papaverine in your a-lines? I've seen it do great things for vasospasims.

13. New Drugs

    AUicuRN posted a topic in PICU

    Anyone have a good resource for new drugs. In the PICU we have started using Caspofungin and I can't find very much info on it like admixture compatability and min concentration etc. Any info will help.