In UK and Australia - if a patient is on inotropes then being hemodynamically unstable they need central line/s. We never run inotropes on peripheral lines unless at beginning of care where there isn't-then central lines are inserted. One lumen shoul...
msmiranda21 replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Critical
Ther is no immediate need for a bronch if patient's airway is not obstructed and shows good oxygenation thru sats probe. Anyways, if that food particle has gone down the wrong way - the patient will continously cough/be irritated by this foreign body...
msmiranda21 replied to tracyter's topic in Critical
You can mark the cm. no where the ETT should stay in the mouth/edge of lip with a sleek/tape and tie the tube with ribbon like cloth tape where the mark is and tie it around the patient's head. One end longer than the other. The longer tape is goin' ...
msmiranda21 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU
I don't know what type of ABG machine you are refferring to but in my workplace i can decide to do hourly or even half hourly check pf blood gas if i reckon it is necessary(to check oxygenation-O2 and Co2 levels, electrolytes and even creatinine leve...