hey guys! i am currently a nursing student working in an MSICU as a nursing assistant part of our job is to get the room "set up" when an incoming patient is coming to the unit. I wanted to get other nurses opions and things you as nurses would want in the room. I figured I would give a list of things i put in the room and then everyone can add to it or make specific requests like say something specific if it is an open heart or a trauma patient.
the things i put in the room are:
-hook all suctions up with canister and lines
-get the leads ready by straightening out the cords and putting on the electrodes so their ready to put on when the patient arrives
-get BP cord set up
-get pulse OX cord set up
-i have a pack of restraints ready near the sink
-at least 2 set ok lanuerks (sp?, the long things for suction)
-a bag of normal saline
-swabs (for MRSA etc)
-bottle of irrigating water
-2 diffrent types of "needles" the big ones used for NG tubes and the other big one that doesnt have the long plastic tip on it
-a mannifold
-a container to collect an measure urine
-swabs for suctioning ( for oral care)
- a lopez valve
- all the regular patient care things (basin, sopa, wipes, peri care spray, powder, lotion, tissues, etc)
-a pack of crib pads ( the absorbent green pads)
-an irrigation bulb kit
-extra packets of 4x4's
-tape
*and i check all drawers to make sure the room is stocked with normal supplies
i cant think of everythign else i put in the room but that is an idea of what i first put in the room when i know the patient is coming up
what else should i put in the room to make the nurses life a little easier?
as a nursing student i kind of try to think like a nurse would while doing that and thinking what would i want in the room if i were getting a new patient into the ICU but since i am not a nurse yet i cant really think of everything
are there any specific things i need to place in a room if say there is a trauma coming up (ex. motorcycle accident) or say an open heart is coming?
thanks guys for all your help!