I work in an 8 bed CVICU, I wanted to know if anyone else has any experience with patients on ECMO and who is responsible for managing it and if it is the nursing staff what training is provided???
We staff our CVICU with 1:1 for the first 4-6hours post-op, if stable they then could be 2:1. Patients with multiple titrating pressors we try to keep 1:1. VADs are 1:2 post-op for the first 4-8h then always 1:1 until stable. IABP with titrating ...
I am a Pateint Care Coordinator in a busy 8 bed CVICU. We average 4 cases per day. Our acuity tends to be high. I would like to know how others staff their units. We are currently battling with higher hours of care than our administrators would ...
Help!! Can any one talk to me about Closed Staffing Units and how you maintain this? I work in an 8 bed CVICU. We have 30 nurses and have attempted closed staffing for the first time over the last year. This week we OPENED We need to revamp our...