amcgraw

amcgraw specializes in Cardiac.

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1. What I Love About My Job

   amcgraw posted a topic in General Nursing

   78 years. That's it. That is the average life expectancy at birth in the United States. Doesn't seem like enough time to accomplish it all does it? As a nurse, I work with people who are at the end of their lives every day. Most are elderly and have ...

2. Procedure Documentation Question

   amcgraw replied to amcgraw's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks for your response. That is pretty much what I have been told to do going forward for cardioversions. I just thought I would bounce the idea out there to be sure it was consistent with the practice of others. We too have McKesson to do our cath...

3. Procedure Documentation Question

   amcgraw posted a topic in Cardiac

   What is your policy on documenting during cardioversions (or other cardiac procedures) when anesthesia is present and administering sedation? We do propofol for cardioversions. I have recently been told that I am no longer supposed to document vital ...

4. New BSN Nurse with Hard Decision - Teaching Hospital vs. Community

   amcgraw posted a topic in CCU

   I am a second career new grad from a BSN program. I am on my 6th week on a cardiac access floor at a large teaching hospital. I enjoy the work, and the floor is challenging yet supportive - however, my problem is that I have a very long commute (1.5 ...