nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in General Nursing
Thanks you are correct. I was also upset about the intervention of deflating the balloon and inserting it higher and then re-inflating. Is this a practice that others are doing? Any thoughts?
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in General Nursing
The catheter has been in place for a few days...they are deflating the balloon, not taking it out but advancing it higher...thinking that it may be in the neck or urethra...still not sterile. Anyone heard og this practice?
Many years ago some nurses who cared for patients complaining of pain or urge to urinate post foley insertion would deflate the balloon,re-adjust the catheter and re-inflate the balloon. I would never do this because this because it was not sterile....
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in CCU
Thanks for your response...I thought I was crazy. One of the patients died and the other for possible LVAD at the transfer hospital. I did speak with the Datascope RN for our region and confirmed the same 1:1 for frequency. I have not been able to ...
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in CCU
Sorry I forgot to add that I do not know the LVEDP and both were SR-ST not AF and were large AWMI. I did not take care of them but was posed the question. Also with this same console I did care for a patient who had a great ECG and R wave...no arrh...
I work at a small community hospital which used the Arrow/Teleflex IABP for years and we have recently switched from Arrow AutoCAT II to Datascope Cardiosave Hybrid. There was very little support from the company compared to Arrow which is very frus...
I have a question about getting all the air out of the bag before you prime the line and then > to the 300mm of pressure. For years I have always taken great pains to remove the air before I prime the pressure bag. I read ? an article some whre ...
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in MICU
Thanks so much. Great information! I have the same concerns. Some of the articles were vague and did not give full disclosure of the study design but I have since gotten more information. We did have 3 over the past 6mos. 0 for the previous 3yrs. O...
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in MICU
Thanks for the article. I found some others and one that discussed that perhaps it is a good prevention but each hospital should look at the infection rate prior to instituting a policy. They all seem very positive in regards to risk vs benefit.
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in MICU
Of course I did not mean to openly give the email without permission and then it could be shared privately. I have no problems with a lit search as previously stated but it is always helpful not to have to re-do the search if someone has that inform...
nightshift82 replied to nightshift82's topic in MICU
Thanks! Is this is a daily bath? And is there a way you could inform me of the nurse educators email in order to save same time regarding the research? Is there a company that supplies these for you?
I work in a community hospital, Cardiac Intensive Care (mix of MICU/occ SICU and Cardiac(PCI)) rare if any trauma and no open heart. Our nurse manager who took away our packaged bag baths over a year ago due to ?cost (using basins and washcloths agai...