rarjn5

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1. Meds to know for the New Grad in ICU

   rarjn5 replied to shel_wny's topic in MICU

   Congratulations to you on your new position! There are many drugs that one uses in the Critical Care setting. Some common drips that we use are: dopamine, levophed, cardizem, nipride, insulin, heparin, diprivan, ativan, esmolol, nitroglycerin, fentan...

2. Common Drips Used in CCU

   rarjn5 replied to DangJ's topic in CCU

   I have been reading about Neo-synephrine and its pure alpha effects and that it does not effect the heart rate. In what circumstances have you seen it used? I have been asking at my ICU/CCU and nurses have very little experience with this drug. Are y...

3. CCRN advice Need

   rarjn5 replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU

   Congratulations to you! How long did the test take? How many questions? Did you use any of the official CCRN study books or CD study questions? I'm still trying to get my strategy together on how to tackle this TEST so it is encouraging to hear of a ...

4. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

   rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU

   Thank you very much and you have helped me with the ongoing learning process of critical care nursing (or nursing in general)! And most of all just having the feedback from other nurses is a great encouragement.

5. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

   rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU

   Thank you Papawjohn. So just to recap: inverted T waves don't mean ischemia? Secondly: inverted T waves are not considered reciprocal changes. Thirdly: Do reciprocal changes correlate with specific areas of the heart? Such as anterior vs posterior ch...

6. CCRN advice Need

   rarjn5 replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU

   Thank you for all the help. I think I will try Laura's DVD first and go from there.

7. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

   rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU

   Thanks Pricklypear! I think my question is more complex to answer then I thought.

8. CCRN advice Need

   rarjn5 replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU

   specifically, should I buy the Laura's DVD's and the CCRN review book, or what? And where is the best site to buy from?

9. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

   rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU

   Thank you Reddy! I started to look at the link and it looks like a lot of good information.

10. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

    rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU

    Thank you pricklypear for your response. I appreciate the time put into responding because I know it still takes time out of your schedule. In response to your post, are all reciprocol changes inverted in configuration on a 12-lead? Or backwards. Wha...

11. Help with inverted T-waves/reciprocol

    rarjn5 posted a topic in CCU

    Can anyone help me with understanding inverted t waves in leads say V2, V3, V4 or V5. What does reciprocol changes mean?

12. IV push rates

    rarjn5 replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of a card system for IV push meds but I use 2006 Intravenous Medications. Authors: Betty L. Gahart and Adrienne Nazareno. Publisher: Elsevier Mosby. It is the size of a regular drug book but it is spiral bound and very informative. It is...

13. critical care nurse-pt ratio

    rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Lindarn. I sent you a private e-mail. I'm new at maneuvering through allnurse, so I hope you received my private e-mail.

14. train of four

    rarjn5 replied to rarjn5's topic in MICU

    Oh good, somebody who has heard of the adverse effects of paralytics and steroids used together. I my short time in critical care I have not seen a paralytic drip. What I have seen in my small Unit is the use of norcuron as a prn, used in specific si...

15. critical care nurse-pt ratio

    rarjn5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know where to find the laws for nurse-pt ratio for the critical care (ICU/CCU) areas in the state of California. I have looked but cannot find it. Is it a law or just a guideline? What happens to Units that understaff critical care areas?...