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I never dealt with PAs in the MICU setting, but very often with open heart recovery. With the means to calculate SVI non-invasively PA caths aren't as necessary I suppose. As far as studying for CCRN I too felt that it was heavy on the PA stuff. I would focus on typical values and troubleshooting such as accidental wedging and appropriate waveforms.

I have ran insulin alone if I have a lumen I can dedicate to it. Generally with DKA I never have that opportunity so I will run whatever is compatible y-port to my insulin so that it is chasing it and keeping the line patent. I don't believe I have specifically ran a KVO due to the low infusion rate.

Hi everyone,I'm a 5 year CV nurse working on my clinical ladder project. I am awful at writing EBP material so I decided to make a poster of central line placement for regional orientation of new nurses. It'll be pretty basic showing the vessels and the route they take to the SVC. The "project" has to meet 3 objectives and then have evidence of each to support. My 1st thought is education of staff. 2nd CLABSI prevention- I'll show proper dressing with securement and biopatch in place. Then I don't know what else to say. Please help and thanks for any input?