Cath Lab RN

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1. cath lab staff

   Cath Lab RN replied to JoL's topic in Cardiac

   We have a combination of RN's and Rad techs. I work in Mass. and the Depart. of Public Health mandates that you have a rad tech (RT) to run the equipment. In fact by DPH standards only an MD. or RT can even turn on the equipment or move the table (an...

2. Pacemaker Patient

   Cath Lab RN replied to Salpicovalentim's topic in Cardiac

   I work in a cath lab,and we implant pacemakers. Post our pt.s are sent to the step down unit for over night monitoring. They are watched to see that their pace is sensing, pacing and capturing appropriately. From there they are sent home with follow ...

3. Does your hospital do heart caths, but does not do CABG's?

   Cath Lab RN replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked in a cath lab for almost nine years. We do diagnostics only at this point. It is a community hospital and we monitor our pt. population. If we feel that the patinet is a high risk we send to an interventional facility for cath and possi...

4. Smoking

   Cath Lab RN replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting that you have 5 yes and 3 no's to your smoking ?. No I don't smoke and No it isn't for any of the polled reasons. The #1 killer of both men and women in this country is heart disease. Once again nurses misssed the boat. Look around at th...