LBauer007

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1. SICU Staffing

   LBauer007 replied to melange's topic in MICU

   I work in a 16 bed neuro/SICU and our ratio is ALWAYS no more then 2:1 and on occassion 1:1 and rarely 2 nurses to 1 patient but it has happened. i thought it was the law ( maybe only in California) that the ICU ratio was 2:1 at the most... I am shoc...

2. TRASPORT OF PATIENTS TO TEST, IE: CTSACN ECT.

   LBauer007 replied to CYBERNURSE2000's topic in MICU

   I work in a busy Neuro/SICU unit and the RN always transports their patient to Ct, MRI, Angio ect., once I had 9 pumps running with Q 15 min V/S and Neuro checks. The charge nurse takes over for our other patient while we are away and a Nurse attende...

3. culture of surgical ICU

   LBauer007 replied to klimasr's topic in MICU

   You are so brave to actually say that SICU nurses are doers, and MICU nurses are thinkers. I wont take anything away from my MICU coleges but, at least were I work The MICU RNs don' think as fast or are as on top of things that happen to the acutely ...