ripcurl1

ripcurl1 has 3 years experience and specializes in SICU.

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1. vents and sedation?

   ripcurl1 replied to emmycRN's topic in MICU

   I know this reply is a little late but...just to add to the thread....Most situations depend on the status of the patient and the team's plan. If they are planning on weaning to extubate sedation may delay that process. We place most patients on pr...

2. Drawing bloodwork

   ripcurl1 replied to Creamsoda's topic in MICU

   I'm not sure what type of equipment you have but to minimize changing tubes with your right hand try this. Hook your butterfly tubing up to a 10cc syringe (this is only if 10cc of blood is enough for your labs) Once you get in to the vessel slowly p...

3. ICU Visiting Hours

   ripcurl1 replied to LaRose's topic in MICU

   I work for two large teaching hospitals with different visiting hours in each. The first has an open policy in visiting in the ICU's. Family can come and stay at anytime. This was done in an attempt to decrease sedation needs, decrease anxiety, an...

4. Accepted to JHU

   ripcurl1 replied to jenevieve's topic in Maryland

   I graduated from JHU 3 years ago. It's great and you will love it. Diane Aschenbrenner is great in pharm, she's tough but she's smart. If you need any help or have any questions just ask. Just a helpful hint...save your careplans. Cutting and pa...

5. Moving to Baltimore--quiet/safe areas to live?

   ripcurl1 replied to Toby's mum's topic in Maryland

   Hi Stephanie, A lot depends on what type of environment you uneed for Baltimore. If you have a family Perry Hall, White Marsh, & Towson are clean and quiet with a relatively short commute to Johns Hopkins depending on the shift you will be work...

6. ICU websites

   ripcurl1 replied to gwenith's topic in MICU

   I just have to say the ICU faqs website is one of the best I've seen. It contains a ton of information. I have referred many new grad's starting in the ICU and many preceptors to the site and they found the site was very helpful and informative. T...

7. TPN thru a peripheral line?

   ripcurl1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I always thought that anything containing D10 or higher needer to be infused through some type of central venous line. I also thought that TPN must be administered by iteself. I recently started working for an institution who infuses TPN through a pe...