CardiacRN

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1. Nurse to patient ratios

   CardiacRN replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

   Similar scenario here........I work on a 24 bed interventional cardiac unit with a 12 bed CICU net door. As several posters have already said, there is a very high turnover, hence lots of paperwork. We have 6 PCI labs, plus EPS, so we are busy. Ass...

2. Proud of Jeffords

   CardiacRN replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

   As a native Vermonter, I must say I was very pleased with his decision. Certainly well done.

3. Exhausted night shifter

   CardiacRN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   In some ideal, some day, I will come off 12h night shifts. I really dislike it, an di am convinced it is taking years off my life. As an earlier poster mentioned, had she known this was what she had to look forward to after nursing school.....well,...

4. IV Amiodarone

   CardiacRN replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

   Amiodarine gtts are used on all cardiac units/floors in my institution.

5. Experiences with Army ROTC/Army Nursing?

   CardiacRN replied to Dean4743's topic in General Nursing

   I did it for 2 years of my BSN and got out. It was simply not for me, and I don't regret it for a moment.

6. I need info on post angio bed rest

   CardiacRN replied to Morph's topic in Cardiac

   As one of the larger catheterization/angioplasty center son the east coast, we are always trying to reduce the bedrest for the patient. As already posted, generally people stay on bedrest for 6 hours post sheath pull. We are also using Angioseals(c...

7. hematoma

   CardiacRN replied to kbucka's topic in Cardiac

   Depending upon the size of the hematoma, we apply manual pressure 20-30 minutes, then apply a Femstop or sandbag. For the groins that blow and result in large hematomas, sometimes a C-clamp. Depending upon the severity, may get an U/S thr next day.

8. New Grad Stupids

   CardiacRN replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

   Hehe, these are great! I still make silly errors, but one of my most memorable during my first months as an RN, was connecting a femoral arterial line to a regular bag of saline. For the first hour or so, I saw tinges of blood in the line, but I ...

9. How honest should we be with our patients?

   CardiacRN replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   To me, it seems patients can sense what your workload is. I am honest with my patients, as there are those who still believe nurses are only around for bed pans and back massages. I think it is important to educate the public about our role and the...

10. IABP Removal

    CardiacRN replied to BJRN76's topic in CCU

    Yes, you're in murky waters. I do not feel it is the RN's responsibility, I wouldn't do it. If someone is on a balloon in CCU, they are obviously not stable, and the MD needs to be there. Yes, we use Femstops. There's no way I would hold for 30 mi...

11. Nursing is pathetic...

    CardiacRN replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    I couldn't agree with you more! Do I recommend nursing to anyone? HA! Absolutely not. That about sums it up for me... I am a 34 year old guy and live in Pittsburgh Pa. Have been an RN for 10years. I have done the following in nursing: Cardiotharac...

12. Does your medical facility have mandatory overtime for nurses?

    CardiacRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly a worthwhile topic.......The current facility I work in has MO in terms of being required to sign-up for a 12 hour on-call shift. This was managements creation due to inadequate staffing and a non-existant float pool, despite people signin...

13. nurse diploma

    CardiacRN replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, i have followed this thread and found it to be rather exhausting and annoying, for that matter. Sparrow, you spend a great deal of time attacking people, attacking schools IN YOUR AREA, attacking BSN--new grads, and now you are attacking youth ...

14. nurse diploma

    CardiacRN replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you mable.......We have now launched onto a new topic of patient literacy/learning needs and deficits, etc.....I was not implying that it is wise to through around the medical jargon with patients because 9 times out of 10, they really have no ...

15. nurse diploma

    CardiacRN replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

    Clearly this has become a heated discussion, and people are becoming defensive........The path you take to become an RN all depends upon what you value and want from your education. I did a BSN program, despite others 'reminding' me I could get the ...