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  1. Charging with a patient family member

    Okay, thanks everyone for the great responses! :) I guess I should also specify that this scenario (in my mind) occurs in an ICU (since that's where I work). In our ICU, charge nurses always run the codes and closely monitor patient plan of care (ro...
  2. Charging with a patient family member

    Thanks, but that's not really the angle I'm trying to portray actually. The problem I see is that the charge needs to be objective on patient care. What if their family member codes? Are they going to be objective as the leader of that code (as well ...
  3. Just curious on peoples' views of this scenario: A charge nurse has a close family member admitted to their floor where they regularly function as charge. Should that charge nurse have his/her duty as charge suspended while their family member is a ...
  4. Coreg is non-cardioselective, though. Metoprolol, Esmolol, and Atenolol are the main cardioselecive BBs.
  5. Felt pretty proud of myself!

    Kudos, bro!! Keep it up. :)
  6. Neo/Levo

    When I'm running Levo and Neo, the goal is usually to titrate one of them off first (typically Levo).. so I'd be curious what your institution's PhD/MDs say on this too.
  7. Question: AMBU vs. Ventilator

    Hi, I've been in the ICU for almost a year now, and I recently came across a concept that I am not clear on. When a ventilated patient's oxygen saturation starts dropping, or if a patient is experiencing respiratory arrest, an important part of our i...
  8. The three points gonzo mentioned above, are SPOT ON! It took me a while after becoming an RN to realize this, but that is really some true advice! Good luck on your decision.
  9. Just got the call...moving from Med-Surg to the CCU.

    In CV/CICU more so than any other unit, you will be watching a patient's hemodynamics like a hawk and titrating vasopressors to fix any issues during your shift. The other big hitter in my unit is knowing the various types of shock and how they influ...
  10. Tips for new grad looking to be hired into CICU

    Da_Milk is correct in saying that if you go Step-Down or Med-Surg first, you will have amazing time-management skills when you hit the ICU world. However, I will disagree that it is a make or break type of scenario. I think the most critical aspect ...
  11. What type of device goes in the ankle during cardiac arrest??

    I wish I could recall where I found it, but it was an actual case. That's true about IO being painful and only short-term, though. Might as well just put in a central. That would fix everything hah
  12. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    Same here in my CVCICU. We had 3 out of 25 beds occupied at one point last month. Now we're back up to 90% and higher census.
  13. What type of device goes in the ankle during cardiac arrest??

    Wouldn't it be better practice to just drill an EZ-IO in the ankle rather than start an IV on a vein? I've heard of cases of patients having IVs started in their lower extremities and then keeling over in a few days from a DVT.
  14. More $$/hr for CCRN?

    Full reimbursement if you pass, can use it for career ladder ($$ incentives), and increase of $0.50/hr.
  15. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    Don't worry, I've been right there with ya. I was helping admit a friend's patient and the alarm kept going off saying it was V-Tach when it wasn't. So everyone kept asking me to silence it. Finally, I silence it for the 10th time, and it was true V...