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.
coco317 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
coco317 replied to nursecheryler's topic in Medications
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...