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  1. what do you,the experts think? #5643351
    sign me up!
    Sep 18 '11
    Forum: Critical Care Nursing
  2. Do you get a lunch break? #5643343
    I haven't had lunch in 35 years....rarely get paid for it. It comes down to staffing by numbers. You can't leave 1 nurse in...
    Sep 18 '11
    Forum: Critical Care Nursing
  3. ICU ratios #5640843
    ICU ratio's at my hospital are anything that is required.....1:2, 1:3, 1:4
    Sep 17 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  4. Mandated Flu vaccine? #5640809
    Perhaps if nurses didn't have to use our vacation time when we get sick, we'd stay home and prevent passing on illness to...
    Sep 17 '11
    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  5. Mandatory flu vaccines for staff #5640397
    How does everyone feel about the latest trends in hospital administration's demands that all nurses must receive the...
    Sep 17 '11
    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  6. Vap #5640391
    oral gastric tubes decrease the changes of sinus infections. By bypassing the nose you deminish the risk.
    Sep 17 '11
    Forum: Neuro Intensive Care Nursing
  7. ACLS/BLS classes #5640371
    online ACLS is just fun! It's like a video game. It'll let you do anything you want.....even give epi during VT haha. I...
    Sep 17 '11
    Forum: Emergency Nursing
  8. Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal??? #5390493
    our ratio for Cardiac SDU is 5:1, working hard to cut it to 4:1. Is 5:1 do-able? sometimes, does it suck? Always. There is...
    Jul 18 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  9. Survey regarding tube feedings #5146619
    1.) Does your intensive care unit have a specific guideline or protocol regarding enteral nutritional therapy in critically...
    May 19 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  10. Sedation Vacation #5146571
    We do sedation vacations on every patient. It not only gives us time to evaluate the neuro statis of the patient, their...
    May 19 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  11. My fall from CVICU #5146537
    I don't think it will hurt your attempts at returning. Life needs change our ability to devote ourselves to the job, any...
    May 19 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  12. How long do you apply pressure when d/c a balloon pump #5146421
    yep, 20 minutes minimum, then groin and circ checks q15 min x4, q 30min x4, q1hr x4 then q4hrs
    May 19 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  13. Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal??? #5146391
    I currently work in a rural community hospital where I rotate between ICU and stepdown. Our ratio is 5:1. Most days it's a...
    May 19 '11
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac