Need help with a PICCO topic

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I was just wondering if any of you guys could head

me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first

year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this.

I turned in a "rough" draft of an idea, but unfortunetly it wasn't a good idea.

I did clinicals this past week in the ED department and realized that they only

had one med room per each "huge" section of the ED (there were 4 diffferent

sections). I came up with the thought that if they could install at least 1

Pixes station at each nursing station it could save time for the nurses to have

to run to this one med room to draw up meds in an emergency situation.....time

saved is cost saved....also say a nurse got a stat order for Haldol so he/she

runs to the med room pulls up the med comes back out only to realize that the

pt. is allergic. Then this medication is wasted. If there could be more Pixes

near the charts, near the computers, near the doctors, this could save wasted

supplies which in turn saves money. But like I said unless I am totally thinking

about this in the wrong way, I don't know what or how to do this. Any ideas

would be greatfully appreciated. Maybe I just need this PICCO concept explained

in greater detail to me. Thanks so much for any info!!

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what's a picco topic? could you please tell us what you mean?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I have NO CLUE what a PICCO topic is but I do know it's PYXIS not Pixes. What is a PICCO concept?

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

I also am confused. Do you mean a PICO topic that is used in research?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Oh......I get it.....

P-What is your Population?

I-What is one Intervention that you think you would like to give your population?

C-What intervention do you want to Compare with the first one?

O-When you looked at the article, what Outcomes occurred with the intervention you chose?

Since the OP hasn't returned I'll stop here

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::dopeslaps own forehead:::bugeyes:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
::dopeslaps own forehead:::bugeyes:

i miss the smacking forehead and hiding behind the couch....lol

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