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1. titrating cardizem

   ottoma4 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks for your help.

2. Cardiac Gtt Titration

   ottoma4 replied to ottoma4's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks for the link. I guess I should not complain, because I have read where the ratio for some RN's on telemetry is 9:1, but we are 4/5:1 usually, usually without an aid. We do have fresh cath pt. where we pull sheaths, titrate gtts, and have som...

3. titrating cardizem

   ottoma4 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   Can you please inform at to parameters. We titrate on our telemetry unit, but with no policy for our hosptial. Administration tells us to use "nursing judgment" not good enough for me. Cannot find any information for titrating. Thanks Ottoma

4. Cardiac Gtt Titration

   ottoma4 replied to ottoma4's topic in Cardiac

   I am on a regular telemetry unit. MD orders are usually titrate to specific SBP or HR, starting dosage and maximum dosage, but no parimeters how to get to maximum dosage or how to titrate off. Hospital has no procedures or protocols and the RNs que...

5. Cardiac Gtt Titration

   ottoma4 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Does anyone have policy, procedures or guidelines with titrating off cardiac gtts - cardizem, dopamine, nitro., ect - hospital has no policy or guidlines. Thanks Ottoma