nurs1ng

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1. Diluting propofol in lidocaine

   nurs1ng replied to nurs1ng's topic in Medications

   Well initially I got 5 mg/ml (5 cc of 1% prop in 5 cc lido)...but may have misinterpreted your post and so my other answer concluded to 2 mg/ml (1 cc 1% prop divided by 5 cc lido = 2 mg/ml)

2. Diluting propofol in lidocaine

   nurs1ng replied to nurs1ng's topic in Medications

   So that would give me 2 mg/ml? I know that 1% is 10 mg/ml.. what's confusing me is if there would be a difference with taking 1 cc of 1% vs 5 cc of 1% but from your post, seems like there is no difference as to how much you take out since 1% will be ...

3. Diluting propofol in lidocaine

   nurs1ng posted a topic in Medications

   Putting 5 cc of 1% propofol into a 10 ml syringe and mixing it with 5 cc 1% lidocaine... what would that give me X mg/ml of propofol? Just wanna make sure I have my calculations right. Any help would be appreciated

4. How to read atrial ECG?

   nurs1ng posted a topic in Cardiac

   How the heck do you read an atrial ECG? I know that doing this augments the atrial wave on ECG but how do you interpret the reading itself? Yes, I'm aware of comparing the atrial ECG with the normal ECG (with strips printed side by side on the same p...

5. Can I place tele leads on a pt’s back?

   nurs1ng replied to Boardten's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks for this. In our ICU, we utilize the EASI lead placement and though I know that back placement is not ideal for diagnostics, I wanted to make sure that this was still feasible. Thanks again.

6. NMBA and high PEEP relation

   nurs1ng replied to nurs1ng's topic in Critical

   TBH, I don't think the pt was in vent dyssynchrony / auto PEEP. I just wanted to make sure I'm not missing any other reason for why this drug is used aside from better controlling the pt's ventilation (ie. minimizing shivering in a hypothermic pt). T...

7. Can I place tele leads on a pt’s back?

   nurs1ng replied to Boardten's topic in Cardiac

   Can anyone tell me how you would position each lead on a patient's back? Thanks.

8. NMBA and high PEEP relation

   nurs1ng posted a topic in Critical

   We had a pt one time with very high PEEP (~20) and I remember the nurse giving NMBA to aid in the process. My question is, what exactly is the relation of giving a NMBA to PEEP? My colleague told me but totally forgot as this wasn't exactly my pt. Th...

9. Help RE: IABP

   nurs1ng replied to nurs1ng's topic in CCU

   So to clarify -- is the tip of the arterial line alongside the tip of the balloon? We only get IABP so few times a year. We always place our hep bag in a pressure bag but again I've gotten various responses in that I should manually flush every hour ...

10. Help RE: IABP

    nurs1ng posted a topic in CCU

    I've gotten different responses from our senior nurses, but I wanted to know what your guys' typical practice is: For the heparin flush going in the root line, do you manually flush every hour? And if so, do you place the machine on standby prior to ...

11. Midwestern university srna class of 2016

    nurs1ng replied to oadewoye's topic in SRNA

    What day is your interview? How soon did you hear back after submitting your application? Thanks!

12. Using saline for ICP system

    nurs1ng posted a topic in Neuro

    Had a discussion with a colleague regarding the use of NS preservative free vs regular NS to prime the ICP system. In my colleague's defense, regular NS can be used to prime the system because it is not "entering" the pt's brain since the whole syste...

13. How do you deal with unexpected death in the ICU?

    nurs1ng replied to YP CVSICUnurse's topic in Critical

    I get very wary about "minimal" chest tube outputs. Did your pt's chest tube output show a trend of decreasing drainage by the hour? Regardless of minimal chest tube outputs, I feel they should still be draining POD 1 and those tubes should always be...

14. New to ICU. What do you hate to see a new ICU nurse do?

    nurs1ng replied to IPMC15's topic in Critical

    Don't be a know-it-all. Ask for help, but don't shop for answers. Do your own homework.

15. Pacemaker failed to sense

    nurs1ng replied to nurs1ng's topic in CCU

    I really wish I could've messed with the box more but didn't as this wasn't my patient. Thank god the pacer didn't capture because some of those spikes were all over the place, including landing on T waves. Don't even remember now whether these spike...