chitchat

chitchat has 20 years experience and specializes in Cardiac.

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1. PCCN vs CCRN

   chitchat replied to chitchat's topic in General Nursing

   I thought what you wrote when my friend said that to me. I went to AACN website and it said "Practice as an RN or APRN is required for 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely or critically ill patients during the previous two years, with 875 o...

2. PCCN vs CCRN

   chitchat posted a topic in General Nursing

   never worked in ICU but my background is Tele and PCU. I was going to take PCCN and recently my friend who works in ICU told me to take CCRN instead. I don't really know ventilator that much and monitoring arterial lines. I am not sure if I can score...

3. Does Dobutamine fall into a category of Diuretics somehow?

   chitchat replied to chitchat's topic in CCU

   Thank you for a quick answer. There is a misunderstanding in my question. I meant my ICU friends said they never heard of Dobutamine being Diuretics. Neither did I. Of course My friends and I knew Dobutamine. Our organization uses Dobutamine more of...

4. Does Dobutamine fall into a category of Diuretics somehow?

   chitchat posted a topic in CCU

   I work in rural(?) hospital tele unit. I was talking to a couple of my co-workers about cardiac medication dose titrating upon dry weight a few weeks ago. They didn't seem to know what dry weigh is and some of people there titrating the drug dose eve...