oscillatory and nitric ventilation

[munkypants]

hi all,

any help on this would be appreciated!im moving from a level 2 to a 3 unit, so have no experience of nitric or oscillation. any tips on basics, resources, what to watch out for would be fantastic! have 6 weeks before i start, so have some time to read up!

thanks

lisa:redbeathe

[RainDreamer, BSN, RN]

I think "stable" is relatively speaking, in terms of what kinds of patients your unit typically has.

It's not uncommon for us to have kids on an oscillator or jet, with INO, yet they're considered somewhat stable, as compared to some of the other kids. That is, the more "stable" being one that we're not having to code constantly.

A few times I've had an assignment of a jet and a room air kid ..... in which the room air kid was more time consuming than the one on the jet.

[munkypants]

thanks every1!