tattooedrn

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1. Cardiac Arrest/ MI

   tattooedrn replied to benmca13's topic in Critical

   The difference between just chest pain and full code depends on amount of damage done and also which vessels. first if its the lad or left main, that vessel goes to the main muscle of the heart for squeezing the left ventrical. so as muscle dies, the...

2. Levophed concentration and hospital policy.

   tattooedrn replied to calivianya's topic in Critical

   at my facility the policy is to run any strength levophed gtt in a picc or central line. may start levophed gtt if pt only has a piv site but will need a picc line as soon as possible. pharmacy frowns on quad strength in piv, only in renal and chf pt...

3. Rotoprone bed therapy

   tattooedrn posted a topic in Critical

   I was wondering the opinions of other ICU nurses on the rotoprone bed therapy for ards? Do you think it works? Do you like using the bed? On your experience what percent have had good outcomes? Thankyou in advance for your input.

4. Did I do him a moral favor?

   tattooedrn replied to tattooedrn's topic in Relations

   Just to clarify my post. I do not question what i did. Or if i would do it all over again. I am a senior ICU nurse. If pt is full code I only stop for 1 of 2 reasons, dr tells me time of death or family says stop and let nature take its course. If d...

5. Did I do him a moral favor?

   tattooedrn posted a topic in Relations

   At beginning of my shift I learned who my pts were going to be. One pt was one I had taken care of before. I assisted in his care about 5 months earlier. He has ALS disease. Pt is now trached and pegged and is unable to move. I mentioned to a couple ...