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  1. Max dose on drips

    cardiac.cure03 replied to harley91013's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The max dose for neo in my facility is 180 mcg/min. Docs will typically allow up to 200 mcg/min

  2. Levels of Code Status

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm just curious as to how other nurses in the country deal with different levels of code status'. In my hospital (in Ohio), our patients are either a full code, DNR-CCA, or DNR-CC. Full code: I'm...

  3. Nurse to Nurse Communication

    cardiac.cure03 replied to LewisA2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There is a place in our computer charting system we use (called EPIC) that has almost exactly what was described in the original post. You can easily see all of the notes, the initial H&P, the...

  4. Vital Sign & I/O Assessment frequency

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

    Yep, this is pretty much what we do in our CCU as

  5. Any advice for a flight nursing interview?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    So I got a flight nursing interview coming up and am super excited and nervous at the same time! I am looking for any advice I can get about the interviewing process. I know there will be a written...

  6. Quick question

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    So, I know that in most situations, it's just the 2 of you out on a scene with a critically sick/injured patient. What do you do if u get out on a scene and you disagree with your partner on how to...

  7. Any advice for a flight nursing interview?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    So no replies... I am pretty comfortable with the interviewing process in general...as far as preparing for the questions that may be asked. I was just hoping someone could give me insight into what...

  8. Need tips / ideas for precepting

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a CCU and am getting assigned a nursing student for 10 weeks to precept. This is her last quarter of her BSN degree, and she's spending it with me working my hours for credit. I've done this...

  9. Stethoscope cleaning

    cardiac.cure03 replied to CanuckStudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just use alcohol

  10. To the single parent night shifters

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just seen a thread posted about this, but what I'm typing in regards to is a somewhat different situation. I am a single parent getting full custody of my son back this summer. (I was a very young...

  11. Pharm Question

    cardiac.cure03 replied to melloyello68's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, try using the endings of the names of the drugs if you can... like the above post said with "pril"... also "lol" are beta blockers. Focus a lot on your cardiac drugs, know if they're alpha 1,...

  12. Compensation for being on call

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

    We get $3/hr for on call, but it's for the entire 12 hrs. If we get called in, it's just regular pay for me as well, no time and a half. And unfortunately, if I was the only one called off in the...

  13. When pulling sheaths after a cath...

    cardiac.cure03 replied to qt2168's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Always have a 2nd nurse at the bedside with you with the initial pull. Then once everything is stablized, they can go as long as you have the call light handy! :) My thing is this: .... Have the 2nd...

  14. Need advices before changing career to nurse

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

    I would assume an electrical engineer makes pretty decent money and required a bit of education to get. So what made you think about changing careers? What about nursing got you interested? There's...

  15. Tips for organization, speed??

    cardiac.cure03 replied to tleigh7097's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't have any experience w/ long term care, but something I did in nursing school helped me TONS w/ the med situation. Most places where you work have several meds that are fairly common. I made up...

  16. Coumadin teaching protocol?

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

    We have coumadin teaching at our hospital for anyone that is new to starting coumadin, or just for anyone that needs additional teaching. However, nursing doesn't do the education; our ICU pharmacist...

  17. Yes. another ECG question

    cardiac.cure03 replied to poohbear1968's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Have a question about my patient's rhythm that ties in w/ all this discussion. My guy has normal p-waves, HR 60's, regular QRS, but the QRS is 0.16. He actually has an ICD/pacer, but there are no...

  18. CCU/ICU what are your pt:nurse ratios?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to RnM21's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We're a decent sized hospital with several ICU's, but not a trauma center. Our ratios are 2:1 for a normal assignment... Nightshift sometimes gets the short end of the stick if they're short with 3:1,...

  19. arterial & venous sheath

    cardiac.cure03 replied to boknoy26's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I learned "Venous, member" The venous sheath is closer to the genital area than the arterial one

  20. CCU Essay Topic

    cardiac.cure03 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sheath pulls after a percutaneous cardiac intervention are pretty neat. Holding both hands/fists/sometimes your whole body on the patient's groin to stop the femoral artery from spurting isn't always...

  21. University of Cincinnati

    cardiac.cure03 replied to jdiekhof's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is great information on here. I'm thinking about appying to UC's CRNA program in a year or two. I live in the Dayton area, not sure if I'll commute or move, but I'm pretty sure I'll live in the...

  22. NSO insurance co...and BAD experiences?

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

    Yes I have insurance with NSO. But no, fortunately, I have not had to use it. Being the first to respond, I'm hoping that no one's had any horrific experiences with NSO!! Cuz I can only imagine that...

  23. New Grad

    cardiac.cure03 replied to jamiejo05's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi, I was hired into CCU as a new grad with no previous experience at all on an ICU floor. I've been there a little over a year now, and I wouldn't have done it any differently. I absolutely love it!...

  24. Chito-seals

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

    In the CCU I work in, when we pull a sheath, we hold manual pressure x 25-30 min and apply wedge for 6-10 hrs depending on physician. Recently, something called a Chito-Seal has been introduced to...

  25. Acute-on-chronic?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    So there's "acute"... And there's "chronic." I got that. But what really is "acute-on-chronic" ?? I've heard the term with renal and respiratory issues and just wondered what the difference is between...