Lanurse0417

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1. Picc line callbacks!! HELP!!

   Lanurse0417 replied to Lanurse0417's topic in Infusion

   The types of patients varies some are critical but the majority tend to be for access, some maybe for TPN or IV access for dc patient home on long term abx. For the most part we really don't give the nurses and MDs a hard time about the emergent one...

2. Picc line callbacks!! HELP!!

   Lanurse0417 posted a topic in Infusion

   Help!! I work at a 250 bed hospital on a PICC line/IV team in which we are on call for after hours picc line insertions. Our normal hours are 8-4 with call backs the remaining hours. We get called at all times throughout the night and even on the w...

3. Repairing Bard Groshong Dual Lumen Piccs

   Lanurse0417 posted a topic in Radiology

   Anyone ever use the dual lumen repair kits that Bard makes. We have ordered them but they look very complicated just wondering if anyone had any experience with them. Thanks...

4. TIPS procedures

   Lanurse0417 replied to GWVRNS's topic in Radiology

   The few patients that I have seen these done on were in the unit before and after the procedure. I know I had monitor pressures and was told that once a patient died on table during a TIPS (patient was already really sick). We dont do them very oft...

5. PICC lines

   Lanurse0417 replied to stnurse421's topic in Pediatric

   Anyone know what type or size piccs they are using for the neonates and if the are using ultrasound guidance or anticubital sticks only. Trying to expant to do more neonates and smaller children and just looking for help with this.

6. CT 64 machine

   Lanurse0417 replied to TGreen's topic in Radiology

   We have been doing the cardiac CTs for about 3-4 months now and I am also fairly new to the protocols. We have the patient come in the day before for a preassessment and check all their vital signs as well as their medical history and medicines. Acc...

7. PICC pplacement under fluoro by nurses

   Lanurse0417 replied to drewba's topic in Radiology

   Ok here goes....not sure whether or not my answer is legally the right way to do things, i can just say how we do it. We have I guess moderate sized hospital (about 200 beds). We place the picc lines in IR there are two nurses and two rad techs. We...

8. IR call pay

   Lanurse0417 replied to drewba's topic in Radiology

   I am a nurse in radiology at a moderate sized hospital. I guess there are about 200 beds or so. We get paid $3 an hour for call pay, and then time and a half for call back. We get the first hour automatically when we clock in whether or not we are...