coco317

coco317

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About coco317

coco317 has 1 years experience and specializes in CVICU.


Started in the CVICU as a new grad in November of 2011.

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  1. What is the easiest CRRT machine to use?

    I love the prismaflex. Everything is color coded and the machine has step by step instructions with color coded illustration for set up and any alarm troubleshooting.
  2. Learning to manage 2 patients?

    If your hospital does not have a walking report element to shift change, I would get in the habit of going into your room and meeting the patient/family and checking your lines and placement of suction, etc. (do this with the nurse from previous shif...
  3. Staffing & Patient Acuity

    IABP always 1:1. Fresh open hearts are 1:1 usually until the next morning when the swan is removed. Sometimes they are 1:1 longer if they are unstable.
  4. Nervous Noob

    My advice is to get your kardex/report sheet organized in a way that facilitates your workflow most efficiently. The information you will want to have at your fingertips is probably going to be different than when you were on medsurg. I always get t...
  5. How to not appear desperate when I am...

    I applied for basically every open position at the hospital I'm currently employed. I did my preceptorship in a CVICU so I definitely wanted that unit or another ICU or tele floor. On my initial phone interview it came up that I applied for every op...
  6. How do you reward yourself after a tough shift?

    On exceptionally bad nights or to celebrate a birthday or someone's last shift we will go to the bar after work for a drink. The bar is packed with hospital workers every time we've gone. I've only been 3 times in about 1.5 years but its soo much fun...
  7. charting meds dur conscious sedation for another rn

    In my experience if I'm charting what another nurse is doing I state in my charting "J. Doe, RN applying manual pressure to right groin" during a sheath pull. I would imagine its the same way charting meds on a flow sheet. " 1mg versed iv push admini...
  8. Thinking of going to ICU/MICU/SICU

    Sounds like you're a great fit for an icu setting! My hospital is in the process of switching to meditech 6.0 with the point and click interface. We have a recall feature (an actual button that reads recall) to replace the f5.
  9. Minimum age for a CNA in ohio?

    I worked as a STNA at age 17 in the Cleveland area. Just depends on the employer!
  10. Considering ICU/CCu

    Talk to the nurse manager in the icu and let them know you are interested. Try and see if you can set up a shadow experience with an experienced nurse if you're hesitant to transfer. You sound like you would be a good fit and it's normal to be nervo...
  11. Shift change and visitation in ICU/stepdown

    I work in a combined ICU /step down. Our posted visiting hours are 11-2 and 5-8. Exceptions for patients going for surgery or an invasive procedure. Limit 2 and no one under the age of 12. Unfortunately, it seems the only ones to follow the rules ar...
  12. Trust?

    It could be a number of other factors as well. It sounds like your charge nurse doesn't want to set you up for failure. He/she may be considering the acuity of the patients on the floor vs how many seasoned nurses and newer nurses are staffed. My ad...
  13. Med Surg Nurses That Switched Over to ICU Nursing

    Gotta keep calm in any ICU setting! :)
  14. ER transitioning to ICU

    In the area where you list your skills I would say "managing and titrating gtts" and during your interview they will ask what gtts you've managed.
  15. D-Dimers

    When we have a positive d dimer there's a message that auto populates stating clinical correlation recommended.