mcmars

mcmars has 7 years experience and specializes in Medsurg/Critical Care.

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1. Wide QRS Tachycardia vs. VTach

   mcmars replied to VAJenny's topic in MICU

   There is a difference...and please correct me if I'm wrong (because I am certainly no expert)...but there are some rhythms that can look like v-tach and not be v-tach. You really need a 12 lead of these kind of runs to look at the morphology of the ...

2. Does your facility aspirate blood before removing a sheath?

   mcmars replied to ALCCRN's topic in CCU

   We do...a 10ml syringe to be exact. However, that might be old school as I find our unit does things that aren't exactly based on evidence. But hey, EVP is a transition...you don't get there over night!

3. Critical care staffing and mandatory overtime

   mcmars posted a topic in CCU

   I understand that critical care has special staffing circumstances due to the acuity and nurse to patient ratio...but are we the only unit that has this problem??? I love my job and really don't want to work anywhere else...but I love my family mor...

4. K+ levels: fingerstick or venous. help,,,

   mcmars replied to cured's topic in CCU

   We actually just had the opposite happen yesterday evening. Finger stick K was 2.8 and venous re-stick to confirm...K was 5.0...so???

5. EKG and Axis

   mcmars replied to mcmars's topic in CCU

   Thanks for all the information. I have to sit down and absorb it all...and I'll let you know if I have any other questions.

6. EKG and Axis

   mcmars posted a topic in CCU

   This is one thing I don't understand about EKG analysis. Most of the nurses I ask in the unit really act as if axis is insignificant and none have been able to explain it to me. I found this little site... http://www.ecglibrary.com/axis.html...and...