estherojin

estherojin

Cath lab, EP lab, CTICU

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About estherojin

estherojin has 8 years experience and specializes in Cath lab, EP lab, CTICU.


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  1. low body temp and fluid question

    Could also be heart failure- patients with poor cardiac output would be cool to the touch and would have edema.
  2. INTRA AROTIC BALLOON PUMP RATIO/RN/PT

    Sorry, but I disagree with you. I worked in the cath lab for 5 years and have heard quite a few incidences of dissections, not all fatal, but dissection regardless. Even if the material of the balloon is pliable (which I don't know if you've felt, b...
  3. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

    RCA = Right Coronary Artery. Coronary arteries are visualized by injecting radio-opaque contrast or "dye" under x-ray.
  4. Should I retake the GREs?

    If I was in your shoes, I would give it one more shot on the GRE. Did you score at least a 4 on your written portion? Focus on the verbal, study the vocab and I think you can improve. My school's median score went up and I believe their lowest sc...
  5. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

    while working a case in the cath lab, my (unbelievably hairy) patient went in to VF after an RCA injection. back then we had these old school defibrillators and for some reason the hospital opted to go with these orange electroconductive pads (not d...
  6. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    Happy Halothane- Thanks for your reply. I have been living #5 for the last month, it feels great! I'm down one cup of coffee a day and it's purely for enjoyment purposes. Anyway, I was wondering if you could give me some advice on PDA's. What kind...
  7. Need help choosing 1st job....

    reading what you wrote about your personality and what you enjoyed in your clinicals, it seems like you are already leaning on an ICU.
  8. On my way...

    honestly, i think you should wait until you have a full year's worth of critical care experience. you are not going to do yourself any favors by not meeting the admissions criteria. they might be willing to overlook one, but falling short on two mi...
  9. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    This seems obvious to me- to work and save. However, I've worked my butt off for the last 6 years. I've been juggling a full time with a part time/per diem position, supporting my husband's graduate education. Cutting down my hours this spring to ...
  10. Need help???

    nope, even cheapo free ones from pharmaceutical companies are good enough. you'll really be using to measure intervals. it's about the skill, not the tools necessarily when it comest to getting good with ecgs. good luck with your class, you'll enjo...
  11. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    Hi All- So, I need some advice. Having finished the last of my prerequisites in spring, I find myself in a very fortunate position of actually getting a summer break. Working Fri/Sat, I have 5 days free to do as I please. I have been keeping mysel...
  12. Should I quit my per diem job?

    you mentioned that you might be able to work at this hospital through your agency? just to be on the safe side, i'd investigate the HR policy regarding agency use. many of the hospitals place clauses in the employee contract that state the employee...
  13. Do they really look down on you...

    no way. i'd have more respect for a MD who's walked in a nurse's shoes.
  14. Am I Stupid??

    no, you're not stupid. it takes an intelligent person to know what they don't know. it's those people who are overconfident of their skills and knowledge that are the most dangerous people to our profession. i know it's overwhelming, it'll get bet...
  15. PEG tube residual

    on our floor, we check residuals with our scheduled flushes for pts on continuous feeds. i'd check residuals more frequently on pts who have distended abd, who havent had a bm for a while.