Nursingbride12

Nursingbride12 has 4 years experience and specializes in Cardiac, Transplant, Vascular, NICU.

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1. Tips for new grad in CCU?

   Nursingbride12 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in CCU

   I was a new grad on my CCU unit as well and now that I am a preceptor as well I have learned two very important things from the wiser nurses I have worked with: 1) ASK QUESTIONs. It's how you learn! People will not think less of you if you ask quest...

2. IABP: Why is augmentation better in 1:2?

   Nursingbride12 replied to nightshift82's topic in CCU

   While I am not sure of the different models, I have worked with IABP for years and have discovered that they are absolutely fascinating machines. The biggest thing with them is PERFUSION. PERFUSION PERFUSION PERFUSION. The thing with balloon pumps is...

3. CVICU - Eating their young

   Nursingbride12 replied to NurseHotFlash's topic in CCU

   I'm also a new Grad on my unit. Been here about a year and Im still asking questions and learning because at the end of the day, I would like to know the information and get the eye roll rather than "faking it" and possibly hurt my patient. I asked ...

4. Family In The Room for Code?

   Nursingbride12 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   While I have also read these articles, I was concerned about the family members disrupting the code itself and making the code less effective. Before you make assumptioms about my personal practice, why not ask more information so that you better un...

5. Family In The Room for Code?

   Nursingbride12 posted a topic in CCU

   Hi All, I had a pt who came back from coding in Cath lab. The pt was over 80 yrs old, complaining of chest pain, requiring initropes and vasopressors and the family chose to send the pt down for a left heart cath. After being successfully brought bac...

6. Extubation Difficulties

   Nursingbride12 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   He actually just self-extubated today so hopefully he will "fly"! Thank you for all the advice!

7. Extubation Difficulties

   Nursingbride12 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   So the group of doctors working with my patient prefer not to use haldol but he was started on Seroquil!

8. Extubation Difficulties

   Nursingbride12 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   Well on 35% his CO2 is 65 and his PO2 is 85... That makes me nervous to extubate quite yet. I haven't tried the haldol though! I'll bring that up next time I see ICU :)

9. Extubation Difficulties

   Nursingbride12 posted a topic in CCU

   HI All! I have a puzzle for you all. My patient is a male with cardiomyopathy and an EF of 30%. He came in to the ED with shortness of breath and was intubated and has been for about a week now. My patient's labs that came back indicated marijuana wi...

10. Great Diet/ Exercise Plan... And still problems

    Nursingbride12 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Hi All, I have a question for you. I have a personal problem that I would love help with. I am a young woman, eat an extremely healthy diet, exercise 3 days out of the 4 I have off, and am a critic care nurse on my feet constantly. I have been tryin...

11. Pacemakers

    Nursingbride12 replied to cvnurse1's topic in CCU

    I work on a Cardiac Transplant/ Cardiac Surgery unit and we have pacemakers come back from the OR all the time. What our surgeons say is that if you completely pause the pacemaker, it is almost a shock to the heart and doesn't allow the heart to will...

12. Ethical Question About Pacemaker

    Nursingbride12 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

    Thanks for all the replies!!! I really appreciate all the stories. :) Love learning this way!

13. New to CVSICU...cardiac gtts

    Nursingbride12 replied to Stormy8's topic in CCU

    Thanks for the site!

14. Drips

    Nursingbride12 replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU

    That site is great!! I'm doing the same!!

15. New to CVSICU...cardiac gtts

    Nursingbride12 replied to Stormy8's topic in CCU

    I personally have never gone up that high. If we were up that high Im sure the pt would be on plenty other drips. Really I was just using this as an example of titrating....