evelyntanwy

evelyntanwy has 2 years experience and specializes in MICU/CCU.

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1. Turning Patients

   evelyntanwy replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU

   in my facility, no matter how big the patients, we must adhere by 2 hourly turnings for patients. if we complain a wee bit about any aches anywhere, my managers will just say this; " Just watch your body mechanics! What do they teach you in school?!"...

2. Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

   evelyntanwy replied to WWRN's topic in MICU

   Originally Posted by bethenextstep AAhh the days of being singled with CRRT. That is the IDEAL scenario, but these days staffing is so bad. If the patient is a 'stable' CRRT patient, we get 2 patients. LOL And yes, we have to take a class and d...

3. Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

   evelyntanwy replied to WWRN's topic in MICU

   the MICU where I work in, RNs manage the CRRTs entirely by themselves after the Doctors orders the treatment. We do everything from the priming to the terminating of the treatment. It's an exciting and challenging task, but may seriously be cumber...