MatthewRN

MatthewRN

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  1. Chattanooga area

    MatthewRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Do you work in the IMCU at

  2. BP meds and parameters

    MatthewRN replied to jam2007's topic in Cardiac

    HR

  3. Need opinions/advice for a new grad job...

    MatthewRN replied to csm99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Cath lab can also have a lot of call. Work in a large hospital with a cardiac emphasis and you will get called in a lot on your call

  4. Chattanooga area

    MatthewRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It depends. My manager knew she was gonna get two crops of fresh grads each year, so she didn't really try to create an environment conducive to keeping her nurses. Consequently, turnover was upwards...

  5. Chattanooga area

    MatthewRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    My wife and I lived in the Apison area east of Chattanooga and both worked at Memorial for a while before moving to

  6. I don't understand (school requirements.)

    MatthewRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Where have you been looking at? Our CCU at Centennial has been hiring quite a bit the last several months. It seems like Vanderbilt always has open positions as

  7. sup sup

    MatthewRN replied to Galaknore's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    She definitely heard wrong. It's a big no-no to take a BP on the same side as a

  8. Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

    MatthewRN replied to emersushea's topic in Cardiac

    From what I understand, the tele units at my hospital don't take very many gtts at all. Several times in the past couple months we've gotten otherwise stable patients transferred to our CCU just...

  9. Cardiac Sheaths

    MatthewRN replied to debthern's topic in Cardiac

    We routinely pull sheaths on patients who come up to our CCU with stents. Versed and fentanyl are standard meds for our patients prior to sheath

  10. Help with IV Potassium administration

    MatthewRN replied to sediaz's topic in Patient Medications

    We have a standing order for lidocaine with the K+ if the patient only has peripheral

  11. bedside reporting

    MatthewRN replied to hack_ley's topic in General Nursing

    We give report at the desk and then go into the room for a short bedside report that's really more just eyeballing drips and dressings and

  12. Lasix gtts

    MatthewRN replied to caringchic's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Lately we've been using more lasix/diuril gtts than just straight lasix

  13. Does your facility aspirate blood before removing a sheath?

    MatthewRN replied to ALCCRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Never heard of this practice on my unit. Also, I think I've only seen once or twice where a doc has used Angiomax. We mostly get heparin +/- Integrilin or

  14. CCU & ICU

    MatthewRN replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our hospital CVICU is the open heart surgery

  15. Do your charge nurses have assignments?

    MatthewRN replied to nrsang97's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Up until we opened another eight beds our charges took a full patient load in our CCU. Now with 24 beds, with the new eight on a separate floor, our charges do not take

  16. Pulling Sheaths on a Cardiac Stepdown

    MatthewRN replied to ItalianRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in a CCU and we get every post-cath patient who a stent placement. Depending on acuity at the time, even pulling with a 2:1 or occasional 3:1 load can be a pain in the ass. I tip my hat to...

  17. Vasoactive meds/ Inotropes + Rate

    MatthewRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Most anything except heparin that's going less than 10 ml/hr you would add a carrier to as something going less than 10 is inadequate to keep the line

  18. Vital Sign & I/O Assessment frequency

    MatthewRN replied to MONITORHOSPITAL's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Record vitals and I&Os q hour on our nursing flowsheet. Document vitals in the electronic record q4 and I&O totals

  19. Hemodynamic monitoring

    MatthewRN replied to mmcmarsh's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've never seen the non-invasive monitoring in my unit. What does it

  20. SWANS - Wedging

    MatthewRN replied to Kolt19's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We wedge Q4 after we shoot our

  21. Scrubs and T-shirts

    MatthewRN replied to bobnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear underarmour t-shirts as well. They really come in handy on days when I have an isolation patient and sweat like a pig under the isolation

  22. When pulling sheaths after a cath...

    MatthewRN replied to qt2168's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We always have two nurses in the room initially in case a hematoma forms and needs to be

  23. Who order's vaccines??

    MatthewRN replied to askater11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At my facility, if the patient meets certain conditions, it is an order that a nurse can