CCURN

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1. How do you know when it is time to quit your job

   CCURN replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks you guys, that was very helpful. I am cutting down my hours to see if that helps, and will pick up elsewhere. We will see how that one goes...Thanks

2. How do you know when it is time to quit your job

   CCURN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in a CICU for five years now, and I am wondering if the stress is getting to me.... Things are not the same on the unit, and a lot of people are leaving...... How do you know when it is time to quit your job..... I guess I dont ...

3. Responsibilities of a CCU nurse...

   CCURN replied to PACU queen's topic in CCU

   The responsibilites of a CCU nurse involve the complete managment of the patient, intepret hemodynamic waveforms, titrating multiple gtts, using judgements over ordered medications. I always use my own judgement over everything, and never totally tr...

4. One thing I'd wish I'd known before going to the USA......

   CCURN replied to RGN1's topic in UK

   Yes, we could complain about the lack of vacation time in the USA, but in the state of MN, or at least at the hospital I work at, most of the RN's work 4 days a week, I only know of 2 RN's on our unit who work full time, so I think that if you take t...

5. What are N-to-P ratios on your units?

   CCURN replied to steu's topic in CCU

   1:2 usually, depending on the patients, vents, iabp, crrt are usually 1:1......Our hypothermia protocol patients at the start are 2 nurses to one patient, as it is a super busy time

6. Pulling Femoral Lines

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

   In my experience, just as long as you can apply enough pressure over the femoral artery, then you can pull it first before the venous sheath. Either or, it doesnt matter, just as long as you can maintain pressure...I never pull them together though

7. Charge nurse.

   CCURN replied to pani's topic in CCU

   3 months after graduating, and that was in the UK One year on Telemetry 3 years on CCU

8. Which pressor to use???

   CCURN replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in MICU

   Probably would use Neo, Levo or Vasopressin and definately shut of the nitro, would probably turn down the Dobut (drop bp), check Ionized Ca and give some if low, maybe give blood if Hgb low. I guess Cards like it if less than 11 in a MI. Fluids as...

9. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

   CCURN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

   For the most part I ask my patient permission with procedures, unless they are intubated or confused. I had a patient once that was so scared of everything, I had to tell her what I was doing with the IV pump. Nurses do tend to assume that if the p...

10. Aortic Stenosis & Nitro

    CCURN replied to CCURN's topic in CCU

    Thank you all for the explanations..... I am so glad there is a forum where you can get your questions answered.......after all we always have them.....

11. Aortic Stenosis & Nitro

    CCURN posted a topic in CCU

    Please help, I am precepting tomorrow, and we have a patient with AS, and I cant remember the mechanism for avoiding nitroglyercin in patient with severe aortic stenosis. I know that it can drop BP to nil, but how does this happen. please divulge.....

12. Q 30 Min Finger Sticks For Glucose And Macerated Fingers????

    CCURN replied to brutuss7's topic in MICU

    A line would be nice

13. Vent settings?

    CCURN replied to raindrop's topic in CCU

    VT (tidal volume), How much volume of breath that is given to the patient with each breath. AC: Assist Control: The vent provides the patient with a breath, at a rate determined by the machine, and at a volume determined by the machine...The patient ...

14. Amiodarone Admistration Info for a Class

    CCURN replied to KneenaM's topic in CCU

    300mg IV Push for pulseless VT and VFib, of course shock first....then 1mg/min gtt per hospital protocol.....150mg IV over 10 minutes for VT with a pulse if you have enough time then gtt, some MDS will go for another 150mg if it doesnt work then gtt....

15. CVVH and the 1:1 assignment

    CCURN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in MICU

    In Minneapolis....