ruddybunch

ruddybunch has 20 years experience and specializes in Coronary Care.

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1. Need Experienced Advice, RN to RN

   ruddybunch replied to ruddybunch's topic in Neuro

   Hi Judy - Wow, I sure wish I had answers for you. This is where we are at: His ventric drain was removed on Friday, they had it clamped for 24 hours with good results, so they pulled it. This is what they were used to measure his ICP's, so now our ...

2. Need Experienced Advice, RN to RN

   ruddybunch replied to ruddybunch's topic in Neuro

   Yes, they only do the "sedation vacation" once every 24 hours. They also taper it up and down based on the movement of his left side. Today I heard something a little unsettling, the day nurse told me the night nurse had his diprivan turned off fo...

3. Need Experienced Advice, RN to RN

   ruddybunch replied to ruddybunch's topic in Neuro

   Sorry, In my private message, I forgot to tell you that they do a "sedation vacation" every 24 hours to assess his neuro status. At this point his right side only responds to deep painful stimuli. I did take down the number for the unit manager, bu...

4. Need Experienced Advice, RN to RN

   ruddybunch posted a topic in Neuro

   Help!!! My step-dad just had a tumor removed from his brain, it took over 10 hours as he had a extraordinary amount of swelling. He has been on a propolol drip at 50mcg for the last 6 days and is only responding to painful stimuli. He received Mor...