sugarmagnoliaRN

sugarmagnoliaRN

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About sugarmagnoliaRN

sugarmagnoliaRN specializes in Cardiac Critical Care.


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  1. Bed Baths Washing Post Op Heart Patients

    Night shift did all the baths where I worked. We were expected to give everyone a chlorhexidine bath every day, so if I got a patient from OR on my shift I'd usually end up bathing around 2 or 3am when things (hopefully) settled down a bit.
  2. I'm Joining The Club

    I'm joining too! Leaving a busy cardiothoracic ICU at a large teaching hospital for a 500-student preK-5 school in the burbs :)
  3. New school nurse

    Thanks! I've got "Fast Facts for the School Nurse" in my Amazon wish list too :)
  4. New school nurse

    Hey y'all! I'm new too - I'll be starting my first year as a school RN in an elementary school this fall. My background is all acute care thus far: telemetry and cardiothoracic ICU. Any pointers for transitioning are more than welcome! It looks like ...
  5. Resources for Public Health RNs

    Thanks so much!! These all look like a great place to start! I'll look into the mentor program for sure as well. Thanks again!
  6. ER nurse here, so what do you do as PH nurse?

    Ugh so sorry for the duplicate posts y'all - staying up late to transition to a night schedule so I can stay up for my 3 12's in a row, 7p-7a ... my brain has officially turned to mush!
  7. ER nurse here, so what do you do as PH nurse?

    Laflaca - I know this is an old post, but do you mind sharing what kind of office you are employed in? Is it the state health department? County? Just kind of wondering where I'd need to look for opportunities like this Thanks!
  8. ER nurse here, so what do you do as PH nurse?

    I know this is an old post, but do you mind sharing what kind of office you are employed in? Is it the state health department? County? Just kind of wondering where I'd need to look for opportunities like this :) Thanks!
  9. Resources for Public Health RNs

    Can any of y'all point me in the direction of resources that would help in making a transition from acute care (CV-ICU) to Public Health? I'm applying for a job in a clinic that serves low-income families and I'm wondering where I could get some refr...
  10. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    Thank you!!
  11. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    In case anyone else has come across this thread and would like more info re: vasoplegic responses after cardiac surgery, this is a good article: Vasoplegic Syndrome after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  12. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    Thanks y'all!! I appreciate your expertise!
  13. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    That's my understanding too; my question is why vasopressin would be a drug used frequently in cardiac surgery patients, where you don't necessarily want an increased SVR and thus increased cardiac workload. The answer I've found so far seems to be t...
  14. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    Thanks for the input y'all! Annaiya, that does make sense about Levo increasing myocardial O2 demand. Armanix- I have actually never seen Neo used in our unit - I think the first-line choices there are epi and dopamine. But then again, I'm no expert ...
  15. Vasopressin vs. Levophed

    This is kind of a newbie CCU nurse question but I'd really appreciate y'alls help understanding this! I just started in a cardiac ICU and there is a strong preference for vasopressin over levophed... I understand why Levo is good for sepsis because i...