crazymomagain1

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1. Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

   crazymomagain1 replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

   HI! I am presently in the cath lab. Been so for 5 years. I felt really uncomfortable the first year of my training. I felt I should know more. But in rea;ity. I have folks who have been here for many years before me and have those moments of "not see...

2. To former ICU nurses now in the OR

   crazymomagain1 replied to 6xblessd's topic in Operating Room

   :specs:Hello! I have been a charge nurse on a CVSD unit to traveling doing Neuro Trauma, PACU and now found my place in nursing, at least for now...in the Cardiac cath lab for almost 3 years now! I get the excitement with STEMIs, I get "anything can ...

3. New Cardiac Nurse feeling scared once got to the floor, any words of wisdom

   crazymomagain1 replied to RN28MD's topic in Cardiac

   :heartbeatHi, relax, follow your heart. You are only human. Remember though, the patients are human too. You must take it one heart beat at a time. Ask questions, watch, learn and enjoy. I have been in Cardiac for 10years and love it! Never, I mean n...

4. NPO and meds

   crazymomagain1 replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in MICU

   :nurse:Ok, here's the way I have been taught and now practice (going on 10 years now.) I perform Moderate Sedation daily on folks having TEEs, cardiac caths, CV, PPM insertions and a few other events requiring the pt to be NPO. I have also worked Tra...