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  1. Any new grads regret starting in the ICU?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started in CCU a year ago, and I absolutely love it! I love the autonomy, the learning, the pace, the thinking, all of it. I don't regret it one bit. And I can also see how the above post is...

  2. Question on gtts

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I have had absolutely no experience yet with an epi gtt. Could someone give me some situations that might warrent an epi gtt? And how do you titrate it, according to what? And there's also dobutamine,...

  3. Tachycardia and an occluded RCA

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Kerrigan 06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    FYI: I DO know that your RCA feeds your AV node, so w/ an occluded RCA, you wanna watch for bradycardia and any blocks. P.S. I have TONS to learn

  4. arterial lines and NIBP

    cardiac.cure03 replied to uabrn06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The complex on the a-line waveform is supposed to match up with each QRS on the monitor? Never heard of that before, good to know! (I'm also not with a bunch of experience, so hope I don't sound like...

  5. Help?!

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Kemccanha's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just a bit of my own experience... I worked on an ortho floor as a PCT while I was finishing up nursing school... And it was hell!! There were several times I cried as well... The patients are...

  6. Good job while in school?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Tibbs's topic in General Nursing

    I'd stick w/ the current job that pays well while going to school... As long as they're going to be accomodating of your change in schedule. I knew of several people who didnt have previous...

  7. Adjusting to night shift--HELP!!

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    I put up the blanket over the window to keep out light. Put in the earplugs when I hear dogs barking or lawns being mowed. Turn the phone to silent. And another thing that really helps me... If I find...

  8. advice needed......thanks

    cardiac.cure03 replied to aainme's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad (since Dec) and work in critical care. We have a relatively small unit too, just 12 beds. If the census is low and down to 4 pts for ex, we only need 2 RNs. They always try to schedule...

  9. Worksheet

    cardiac.cure03 replied to miscue8's topic in General Nursing

    What area in

  10. S.Arrythmia Vs PACs

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So twice, I have come across a situation in which I'll have an EKG strip I'm trying to interpret. Some nurses will say it's sinus arrythmia and some say they're just PAC's. The rhythm is definitely...

  11. Does anyone remember when aides didn't have to be certified?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to gettingupthere's topic in General Nursing

    I was a certified nurses aid when I was 16/17 yo and didnt have to pay a thing for it. The nursing home offered the CNA classes there and they paid ME while taking them. I also knew of another...

  12. ICU and New Grads!

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Jenny12's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, go for it. I started in ICU as a new grad (only 5 months ago). I got a total of a 14 wk orientation which I feel barely prepared me for being on my own. However, I work with an EXCELLENT staff,...

  13. New grads....where do you work?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CCU- My unit rocks!

  14. Abberancy and RVR?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    From the minimal experience I've had so far, I've caught on that a pt in A.Fib with a HR, say in the 150's, is having a rapid ventricular response. Is that right? Even so, I still don't quite...

  15. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    cardiac.cure03 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I believe one thing (among others) that will "get the word out" about us hard-working, life saving nurses is to get those darned TV shows to portray nurses correctly! Like others have said, look at...

  16. "Bread & Butter" ?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was looking at a few job postings for CRNA's and I seen the expression "bread & butter cases." Anyone mind explaining it for me? Thanks in advance

  17. DDD pacemaker

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Could anyone help explain to me what exactly a DDD pacemaker is? I know it's a dual mode, dual chamber, (dual sensing?) pacer. But I still don't quite understand how it all works. Or better yet, if...

  18. Doppler instructions???

    cardiac.cure03 replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know if either of these will help, but good luck! http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003775.htm#How%20the%20test%20is%20performed...

  19. friend taking weight loss pills, I'm concerned

    cardiac.cure03 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    Here is some info on this medication through the pharmacy website on our intranet at work. http://www.clinicalpharmacology-ip.com/ Some cardiac related side effects it listed was: angina, htn,...

  20. Rn, C?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Does getting ACLS allow you anymore credentials? Just curious... as I just got mine last week!

  21. Sepsis protocol?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    My co-worker showed me this website last week that graphed how the number of deaths r/t sepsis is increasing and becoming just as high as those r/t MI's. (I wish I would have written down the site,...

  22. Sepsis protocol?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU, SICU

  23. complicastion of cpr

    cardiac.cure03 replied to bonanza's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it be right to say this is true if the pt is in V.tach/V.Fib? And then performing CPR on a pt in asystole, they're dead. At least that's kind of what I've always thought it to be like. But...

  24. How Your Life Can Change in the Blink of an Eye!

    cardiac.cure03 replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    How are things going? Anything come w/ the lumbar? Best

  25. Is this common knowledge that I missed?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to USAstudent's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow, this thread is interesting to me in that I just had a pt last week receiving levaquin and amiodarone at the same time. Pharmacy calls up to the floor to notify me of the possible interaction...