Hi, I am precepting a nurse that is new to the cath lab, and the nurse is not where they should be at this point in orientation. How do I give this feedback in a nice way?
Levophed & dobutamine - Both provide beta 1 support. But why run these together? Wouldn't Levo's alpha 1 properties antagonize Levophed's goal to reduce afterload?
Can A-Fib cause a low EF, even if the patient is rate-controlled? I had a patient come in with new onset HF & new onset A Fib. Would you expect to see an increase in the EF after cardioverting to NSR?
Will my chances be low of getting into CRNA school with only 1 year of cardiac ICU T level 1 trauma & 1 year of cath lab experience? Will cath lab hinder my chances?
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For my final project, I have to come up with a creative & engaging way to present the topic of how nurse bullying jeopardizes patient safety & results in poor staff communication. What do you think of role playing? Do you have some o...
Hi! I am entering a contest for Christmas where I have to decorate a cath-lab themed styrofoam snowman. For all of the cardiac critical care/cath lab RNs out there, do you have any ideas?
Hi! I am entering a contest for Christmas where I have to decorate a cath-lab themed styrofoam snowman. For all of the cardiac critical care/cath lab RNs out there, do you have any ideas?
Do you think that is wrong for a hospital to make a nurse (graduated nursing school in May 2021, started as a new grad in the ICU in August of 2021) orient a travel nurse and be charge at the same time because the unit is short staffed? Does that sou...
Can a patient sit up with venous or arterial sheaths in the groin/fem? Is that an old practice to keep them flat? My coworker warned me that it could cause the groin to blow but I don’t know what that means?