szerch

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1. Seeing red

   szerch replied to VickyRN's topic in CCU

   I agree that this was unexceptable. It was obvious that this patient needed immediate intervention, and I don't know of a patient who would need it or be in a more "emergent state" that would need cardiac intervention than an active MI. In any case...

2. PAWP readings

   szerch replied to dewp_63's topic in CCU

   In our CVICU, all of our OHS patients have swans. One of our surgeons only wedges in the OR for placement, and then asks the RN's not to wedge on a routine basis, especially for the valve patients. He thinks the risks outweigh the benefits, and we ...

3. Managing your friends/co-workers

   szerch posted a topic in Management

   Help! I recently became a House Supervisor/House Officer. I am basically the house manager, and direct the flow of patients and staff. I work with the managers of the individual units during the day, but when I work evenings or nights, I am the on...