Gracie_OU

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1. Fresh Frozen Plasma

   Gracie_OU replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   Blood products can be safely infused with infusion devices. Contact your manufacture and they can provide the white papers that document the safety. They would not provide blood sets for their pumps if this was not safe. I know that when I began nur...

2. Cell phones??

   Gracie_OU replied to JustMe's topic in CCU

   You can alway's check the manufactures manual for any medical device to know specifics. You should alway's follow their recommendations, even if your bio-med test the equipment. The "cell" phones used in hospitals today are not the same as what we d...

3. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   Gracie_OU replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   "Stop smoking crack" Discharge order for a pt that called 911 because she smoked too much crack c/o "my head is going to explode" yes we all wore protective gear just in case... you never know....

4. Please Recommend A Critical Care Book

   Gracie_OU replied to EyesForward's topic in CCU

   Kathy White's book had everything I ever needed to know for those STAT situations. Easy to use and find your way around in. Best darn thing I ever spent my money on.