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1. eICU - Anyone using this?

   IVTeam replied to IVTeam's topic in CCU

   Thanks for the links; they were a big help.

2. eICU - Anyone using this?

   IVTeam posted a topic in CCU

   Hi all. I am wondering if any of you use eICU at your facilities. It's a type of telenursing for CCU patients. Our hospital is opening an eICU center and I am wondering what the job entails. The biggest question I want to is if I am in direct pati...

3. Power injecting thru cental lines

   IVTeam replied to radnurse2001's topic in Infusion

   We use Bard purple Power. It is sort of the unwritten standard that out CCU patients get power piccs. Pretty soon that's the majority of our Piccs will be power piccs. Our radiology dept has looked at a Power Portacath that you can power inject wi...

4. $$$ How are you paid? PICC RNs & IV RNs

   IVTeam posted a topic in Infusion

   Hello all. I am just curious as to how IV nurses and PICC nurses are paid at other facilities. I am a member of an IV team at a 535-bed Level II Trauma center. We average around 200 PICCs per month. Our department is staffed 24/7 for IV services ...

5. Giving IVIG

   IVTeam replied to Izzie77's topic in Infusion

   At our hospital IV IG is not filtered. It must be infused through a line with D5W. The IVIG dose is determined by the MD but we calculate the rate of the infusion. Vital signs are obtained pre-infusion. After the infusion is started, vitals are obt...