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  1. Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

    sounds like a night in my icu. one exception the attending will usually never be at the bedside, let alone return your phone call/page! and a CV fellow that's great, we usually just have an ICU intern! also reopro prior to surgery really sucks! good ...
  2. Poll: esophagectomy patients

    I can think of one recent case. Esophogectomy that stopped taking his plavix/asa one week prior to surgery had an anterior infarct immediately post-op. IABP was emergently placed and started on CRRT within 24 hours. Struggled to keep pressures > 5...
  3. Looking for help with a new policy

    I don't think it can be that cut and dry. A policy like that will do a disservice to your patients and nurses. Nurses should be able to determine whether or not patient's change in status is significant enough to warrent notifying a physician. Maybe ...
  4. INTRA AROTIC BALLOON PUMP RATIO/RN/PT

    Agreed - I work in a busy CVSICU -- and this is our practice as well. If the patient has a IABP, unstable, multiple lines, gtts, crrt, open chest, crash cart in the room -- well then they are definitely 1:1. But just because they have the IABP they a...
  5. Don't touch that!

    I would file an incident report. I don't care who they are what they are doing can and will result in the harm of a patient.
  6. CVICU Depleted of staff to CRNA school

    We lose about 15-20/year as well to CRNA school, in addition to those that leave for NP positions, management, PACU/EP Lab/Cath Lab. We lose about a 1/3 of our staff.
  7. IABP and internal cardiac massage

    Thanks for the response. Where can I find more info?
  8. IABP and internal cardiac massage

    So a patient codes (let's say PEA) - they either open the chest or it's open already - they have an IABP - and they decide to to do ICM, what do you do with the balloon? Pressure trigger?
  9. Most common medication drips in ICU

    yesterday, my patient was on propofol, levo, epi, vaso, primacor, dobut, amio, lido, and insulin. that's a good start.
  10. Which ACLS course would YOU take?

    The cheaper one. Learn the material, and know it. You don't need a course for that. Plus, the real ACLS training happens on the unit!
  11. How long in ICU before you felt comfortable?

    I'm coming up on 12 months and I'm just now starting to feel pretty comfortable with everyday things. For example, traveling with vented, sick patients to CT, etc., running to codes on the floor, and just the everyday little stuff. Of course, I'm sti...
  12. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    yep, we have this too, can't clock in more than 12 minutes before, or 10 minutes after..
  13. Hi

    I would suggest contacting your advisor at your school. You need to take the classes that our prerequisites for your school's or the school you wish to attend's nursing program. Good luck.
  14. **Aspiring CRNAs....Did YOU like working in the ICU?**

    Do I like working in the ICU? Yes and no. Do I like cleaning up patients, dealing with some obnoxious/threatening family members, babysitting and getting grabbed/kicked by confused patients? No. Do I enjoy working short-staffed? (Taking care of 3 ve...
  15. CRNA with an actual PhD

    Wayne State U. in Detroit has a run-in PhD program with the Physio and Pharm depts. Just fyi.