etymed

etymed specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Charging with a patient family member

   etymed replied to etymed's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   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...

2. Charging with a patient family member

   etymed replied to etymed's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   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...

3. Charging with a patient family member

   etymed posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   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...

4. Is Coreg part of a standard treatment for heart failure at your facility?

   etymed replied to E.Renez's topic in Cardiac

   Coreg is non-cardioselective, though. Metoprolol, Esmolol, and Atenolol are the main cardioselecive

5. Felt pretty proud of myself!

   etymed replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Emergency

   Kudos, bro!! Keep it up.

6. Neo/Levo

   etymed replied to LNRN11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   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

7. Question: AMBU vs. Ventilator

   etymed posted a topic in Critical Care

   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...

8. Dont ever want to do critical care ... Afraid of it?

   etymed replied to trein's topic in Critical Care

   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

9. Just got the call...moving from Med-Surg to the CCU.

   etymed replied to CCNP-FL's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   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...

10. Tips for new grad looking to be hired into CICU

    etymed replied to bparbra's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    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...

11. What type of device goes in the ankle during cardiac arrest??

    etymed replied to stdntograd06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    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

12. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    etymed replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    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

13. What type of device goes in the ankle during cardiac arrest??

    etymed replied to stdntograd06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    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...

14. More $$/hr for CCRN?

    etymed replied to cabgnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Full reimbursement if you pass, can use it for career ladder ($$ incentives), and increase of

15. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    etymed replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    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,...