tlmagraw2

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1. Balloon pump blues

   tlmagraw2 replied to VickyRN's topic in CCU

   healing touch: some things i learned during my orientation to icu A. don't panic B. there is always someone there who can help you because they have a lot more experience than you. ...

2. Balloon pump blues

   tlmagraw2 replied to VickyRN's topic in CCU

   healing touch: some things i learned during my orientation to icu A. don't panic B. there is always someone there who can help you because they have a lot more experience than you. ...

3. Titratable gtts

   tlmagraw2 replied to Stormy's topic in CCU

   matt: my post above should have included the fact that we don't have to mix dopamine, dobutamine, levophed, and tridil; these are always available in pyxis premixed. i do use the pharmacy as a resource for the newer meds that haven't made it into d...

4. Titratable gtts

   tlmagraw2 replied to Stormy's topic in CCU

   my mantra, so to speak, is when in doubt call the pharmacy....they usually have all the answers when mixing drips. my hospital also has premixed on hand in pyxis.

5. new to nursing/ICU

   tlmagraw2 replied to not-nancy-nurse's topic in CCU

   i, too graduated in may 2001. my first nursing job is in the icu of a small community hospital ( it has been almost a year since you've graduated. do you still feel the same way? i think what has helped me is the fact that i was a nursing assistan...

6. Help! Need NTG titration table

   tlmagraw2 replied to Stargazer's topic in CCU

   stargazer, try contacting your pharmacy and asking them if they have one. at my hospital we have titration tables for most of the meds in medi-tech and if we ever need to have a drug added to it, pharmacy is a huge help. teri please contact me at t...

7. What's the difference?????

   tlmagraw2 replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

   i'm not really sure if you are asking the therapeutic uses of these drugs, but as you already know what receptors they hit, that is where i will focus. dopamine: for shock can increase cardiac output thereby increasing tissue perfusion, dilates the r...

8. RNs Intubating???

   tlmagraw2 replied to nurseyperson's topic in CCU

   the policy in my hospital is that acls trained nurses can only intubate if the respiratory therapist or physician is not on the unit and bagging the patient is ineffective. i would not be comfortable intubating on my own, and thank goodness r.t. an...

9. nursing as a career

   tlmagraw2 replied to RachetRN's topic in Career Support

   yes, i definitely recommend nursing as a carrer. i cannot think of another carrer where i could go from ccu, to pcu to med-surg to nursing homes if i wanted. i think the reason i love my job so much is that i work with other nurses who are just as ...

10. California Critical Thinking Exam

    tlmagraw2 replied to Katnip's topic in General Nursing

    The California Critical Thinking test is a multiple choice test. It was given to my class in the first and fourth semesters. We were told that it measures how well we are taught to critically think and the questions had absolutely nothing to do wit...