luckyou

luckyou has 4 years experience.

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1. Blood Pressure and LVAD

   luckyou replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

   The most accurate way is to use a doppler and a cuff with a needle pressure gauge.

2. CRNA vs. Perfusionist

   luckyou replied to rexy's topic in SRNA

   I am currently in perfusion school, and will be starting CRNA school in the spring so I can give you some insight into what it takes to get into both. Perfusion programs are considerably easier to get into than CRNA programs mainly because it's a lit...

3. Working in Two Units

   luckyou replied to koreaabc92's topic in SRNA

   Agreed, if your goal is CRNA cardiac/surgical ICU in a teaching institution is your best bet. As a new grad there is essentially zero chance of working part time on different units. There really is no reason to try and work in the OR anyway. Have you...

4. Accepted to CRNA...should I finish Perfusion school?

   luckyou replied to luckyou's topic in SRNA

   Well, I think I'm going to finish. Figure I've put over a year into it so what's another 7 mo? Also, the situation is somewhat compounded by the fact that I got into CRNA school at the same university/OR I'm at for perfusion...don't want to burn any ...

5. Accepted to CRNA...should I finish Perfusion school?

   luckyou posted a topic in SRNA

   Hello, I have just been accepted into CRNA school to start in May of 2012. I am currently in Perfusion school which is 50+ hrs a week, I have a 2yo, and I am still working 50% as a Nurse/ECMO specialist. Things are busy. I'm about 13 months into the ...

6. Blood pressure drop while giving albumin bolus

   luckyou replied to luckyou's topic in CCU

   Interesting...An alergic rxn had crossed my mind...but is it even possible to be alergic to human albumin?

7. Blood pressure drop while giving albumin bolus

   luckyou replied to luckyou's topic in CCU

   The Pt. was very unstable but the BP drop was directly related to the albumin bolus. Pt had a right IJ cordis w/ swan, I was running my drips through the VIP and bolusing through the cordis which was a dedicated line w/ nothing else running through i...

8. Drips

   luckyou replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU

   The info will vary from instituation to institution and the doseages will also vary depending on how your unit runs drips (mcg/kg/min or mcg/min) here are ranges for some common gtts off the top of my head on my unit Epinepherine 0.01-0.1 mcg/kg/min ...

9. What is a good sedative for a hypotensive patient?

   luckyou replied to nursingdude78's topic in CCU

   While maybe not the best drug (can cause very vivid halucinations) ketamine will cause the release of endogenous catecholamines and usually won't drop your pt's pressure as much as midaz or loraz...tho it is still a partial cardiac depressant.

10. Blood pressure drop while giving albumin bolus

    luckyou posted a topic in CCU

    Hello, I had a Pt. last night, 84yo immediate PO redo CABG, had trouble coming off pump, on a balloon pump, epi, mil, norepi, vaso, vented, etc...anyway I was giving an albumin bolus pressure started to drop went up on the pressors and when the infus...