donnaharris

donnaharris

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About donnaharris

I am a clinical RN in a CICU/CCU unit. I have worked in cardiac nursing for 7 years. I love to run and I am training to run a marathon.

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  1. How to stay organized

    donnaharris replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I always start my day by writing down things Ineed to do for the patient (ie dressing changes, PTT for heparin infusions, things I need to pass on to the DOCS.) By my list of things I need to do i put a little square and check it off when a specifi...

  2. I am not a cardiac nurse but isn't ASA supposed to be DCd

    donnaharris replied to MargRN's topic in CCU

    I've worked in CICU/CCU for 6 years. It is our protocol to ALWAYS give ASA and Plavix prior to Cardiac Caths. This will prevent clots developing in the coronarys during the cath procedure which could lead to a MI.