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1. Heartmate II Patients and CPR

   scimajor replied to Anna187's topic in Cardiac

   I love that device, if I were to get one it would be the heartware. My patients mom brought in his power stuff for me and had the car charger and I was super entertained, I had heard about it but not see one. Really they can go to AC power with what ...

2. Heartmate II Patients and CPR

   scimajor replied to Anna187's topic in Cardiac

   First question: We check to see if it is a controller problem by listening, if it is replace the controller. If not treat arrhythmia/volume etc. All while someone is calling the mechanical heart team (RNs or engineers) and the surgeons. And only when...

3. Dating Patients

   scimajor replied to bobnurse's topic in Relations

   Never thought I would ever find any patient attractive. A couple nights ago I did have a very pleasant admit on a nerdy (my kind of cute) younger patients. I very rarely like admit but with most questions he would have a story or two some about peopl...

4. Hgb 7.2 from 13.3 after delivery

   scimajor replied to Angela2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just as a heads up I am not an OB nurse but found my teacher fascinating and she drilled a bunch in to my head. But you have to realize that while 7.2 is very low in the next day or two postpartum women diaeresis a couple litters and that will bring ...

5. EPIC Computer Program

   scimajor replied to al7139's topic in Informatics

   Does anyone have comments about whether or not real time charting has to happen, because as night shift it is nice for patient sanitation if I can assessment as quickly as possible and then chart at the desk a bit later.

6. Pushing 0.5 ml med into a central line

   scimajor replied to Neverbefore's topic in Medications

   I totally agree, this is how I give everything that doesn't have to my dilluted, and really push the benadryl then go slower on the flush.

7. guilt over forgetting something?

   scimajor posted a topic in General Nursing

   SO I just worked a 12 hr noc in the ACU, besides the middle which was pretty busy it was good. At 0600 ish another nurse's pt started vomiting what looked like stool, severe back pain, central tremor, chills and fever. So myself, the primary RN and t...