radblt

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1. ICU staffing guidelines

   radblt posted a topic in CCU

   i work in a rural hospital that the administration has decided to reduce the number of rn's in the icu core staffing. currently, we staff with 2 rn's if there are 4 or less patients in the unit. for 5-6 patients we can add one rn, for 7-8 patients w...

2. propofol

   radblt replied to jackieliz's topic in CCU

   Remember when Versed was not approved for use by RN's? Of course, I'm dating myself. Propofol in the ICU setting was just getting popular 10 years ago. Even then, in the intubated patient, some physicians were hesitant to use it. Now, it is stead...

3. Moderate Sedation policy

   radblt replied to RadRN2's topic in Radiology

   In the facility where I work, we do both pedatric and adult moderate sedations. The requirement is that the radiologist has to be present in the department while the sedation is going on. The radiologist is usually in the reading room located near ...