nimiroiRN

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1. Nursing School in Tacloban

   nimiroiRN replied to xDepressedx's topic in Philippines

   by the way. its not philippino, ots filipino.

2. Nursing School in Tacloban

   nimiroiRN replied to xDepressedx's topic in Philippines

   i suggest rtrmf (remedios trinidad romualdez med foundation), thats the best school there.

3. Drawing blood after stent placement.

   nimiroiRN replied to mpiglet15's topic in Cardiac

   no restrictions at all if we are talking about the punctre site only. bloods are drawn from the veins and acess of the cath is arterial. intermittent pressure such as bp or the tornique will do no harm on the cath acess site.

4. does your cath lab use a safety strap/belt to secure patient to cath lab table?

   nimiroiRN replied to STemi's topic in Cardiac

   in our lab we use body strap so the hands of the pt can relax on the sides and with extenders so its much more comfortble for them, we also use velcro on the legs. its better to be prepare, you will never know wants gonna happend nxt. safety for the...

5. Closure device's being used in Cath Labs

   nimiroiRN replied to CarolMarie's topic in Cardiac

   we use angioseal but not all MDs uses it, they prefer manual pressure coz its much more reliable and cost effective. TR band is doing its thing during radial approach and cases from the radial is increasing, i guess its much more comfortble for the p...

6. Standard practice for arterial line pulls

   nimiroiRN replied to butofcourse's topic in Cardiac

   i suggest atleast 30mins to an hour manual pressure. if ur using a fem-stop, put atleast 15mins of pressure after placement of the fem-stop. i always make sure that the BP is not that high first before pulling the sheath. i usually press an inch prox...