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  1. How do you check your SvO2?

    meandragonbrett replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use a heparinized ABG syringe that we'd draw off an a-line with to get a

  2. air bolus in swan gantz

    meandragonbrett replied to jkej's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What part was air being injected

  3. new grad starting in SICU, how to prepare

    meandragonbrett replied to hltau's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fentanyl, Versed, Ativan, Morphine, Dilaudid, Propofol, Precedex, zofran, inapsine, phenergan. benadryl Levophed, Epinephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine, NeoSynephrine, Vasopressin, Isuprel, Lidocaine,...

  4. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    meandragonbrett replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been a commercial or a cargo pilot for a foreign

  5. Tele experience prior to ICU?

    meandragonbrett replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some nurse managers would rather take a new grad into the ICU than somebody that's been out of school for a few years. I am in NO way saying it's right nor wrong. Just being up front. Do you have...

  6. Adv. Pathophys

    meandragonbrett replied to wizard100's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We were given chapters to read for each exam. Skimming the chapters is NOT the key to patho. You really need to sit down and do ALL of the reading and you need to read it for comprehension. I...

  7. FNP practicing as a Neonatal NP?

    meandragonbrett replied to adboehnen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You'd be pretty hard pressed to find any facility that would allow an FNP to practice in the role of a NNP w/o doing a post masters cert as a

  8. Do You Hold Discharges for Change of Shift?

    meandragonbrett replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    Yes, we are staffed 24/7. At night we staff with 2 RNs and two techs. No first call, only back up call if there are too many cases coming out for the two RNs to handle. These are long cases,...

  9. What are you using for sedation?

    meandragonbrett replied to kgriffiRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    propofol, fent, versed, ativan,

  10. acute care and ICU the same?

    meandragonbrett replied to RossayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Acute Care and ICU are not the same. Acute care would include generally any nursing unit in the hospital that takes care of acute illness or acute decompensation of a chronic illness. So, while ICU...

  11. Best ICU for future flight nurse?

    meandragonbrett replied to hockeynpolo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Don't get so caught up in the name on the door of the ICU. Get caught up on what's going to give you the best experience with SICK and unstable patients with various pathologies. Not all ICUs are...

  12. Do You Hold Discharges for Change of Shift?

    meandragonbrett replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    No, we don't hold patients because of shift change. That would result in us not having space for cases coming out of the OR and backing up the OR scheduled. Once you meet discharge criteria we send...

  13. Mucomyst

    meandragonbrett replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    Mix with whatever soda you have on the unit, have them pinch their nose and then down

  14. I am getting sick of working in ICU...

    meandragonbrett replied to jmeng's topic in MICU, SICU

    You should learn to be a GOOD ICU nurse before going to CRNA school and not just working there until you get in. Why are you

  15. NRB & COPD your input please

    meandragonbrett replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    There is a difference between a COPDer and COPDer who is in resp. distress. If they are hypoxic and in distress give them oxygen. We tend to place our COPDers on a venti/venturi instead of a

  16. Where should I go from here?

    meandragonbrett replied to Susan H.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would strongly consider getting back into the clinical setting. Even if it's just a PRN job. Things change so fast that you're a few years out of the loop on the latest treatment modalities....

  17. Nitro drips

    meandragonbrett replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Whoops! Typo! It's 50mg not

  18. Survey regarding tube feedings

    meandragonbrett replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You would probably get more responses if you used Survey Monkey so that we didn't have to type our responses

  19. Non-visualized Airways?

    meandragonbrett replied to Zalan's topic in General Nursing

    Big difference between what a nurse practice act allows and the facilities policy and procedure and crednetialing committe

  20. Nitro drips

    meandragonbrett replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    We titrate mcg/minute. 500mg/250ml is our

  21. Is this unusual?

    meandragonbrett replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these hospitals are off the

  22. Cardiac drugs explanation or good books to read

    meandragonbrett replied to roxiejay's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    icufaqs.org is a good place to learn the

  23. Levo and pH

    meandragonbrett replied to Maevish's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Or THAM

  24. Do you think this is fair?

    meandragonbrett replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's fair. Get over

  25. How often do you take a vacation?

    meandragonbrett replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I just took an entire month