Carrig RN

Carrig RN has 1 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. New grad position Neuro ICU or CVICU

   Carrig RN replied to Liz33's topic in Critical Care

   CVICU will serve you much better as a

2. CCRN

   Carrig RN replied to special1rn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I just passed yesterday. Used Pass CCRN question bank, Kaplan book, and AACN online review. Overall, it was difficult but just doing practice questions over and over again was the most

3. Nursing assessments for abnormal CVP

   Carrig RN replied to Rudi7's topic in Critical Care

   Our docs/NPs ultrasound the IVC to monitor fluid status. Are you sure that's not what your's are

4. oxygen sTaturations

   Carrig RN replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

   Amniodarone is my pet peeve. It's AMIodarone

5. Paracentesis.....bottle shortage

   Carrig RN replied to needabreak's topic in Radiology

   We're using standard wall suction... How do these shortages keep coming

6. Can anyone help on care plan?

   Carrig RN replied to beka22's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   For airway I would probably do impaired gas exchange r/t COPD. Also, why were they intubated? Mental status change, blood loss? Good things to know to ensure you're finding the right care plan. Risk...

7. Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses course

   Carrig RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Critical Care

   I'm taking this class at the end of October. Any

8. Tidal Volume of and Adult Ambu Bag

   Carrig RN replied to Five&Two Will Do's topic in MICU, SICU

   I don't know how much is delivered but I think adult ambus are 2000ml in the whole bag. Clearly we don't deliver that much volume - but a place to

9. Clinical tidbits I wish someone would've told me.

   Carrig RN replied to Mully's topic in MICU, SICU

   Also protects your eyes from splash back of blood when some is Hep C or HIV

10. ICU nurses: Do you check cornea reflex and gag reflex q4h ?

    Carrig RN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Critical Care

    To assess corneal reflexes I start non-invasive and become more invasive if I cannot elicit a response. I start by touching their eyelashes - if they try to blink they have an intact corneal reflex....

11. Running multiple drips into one line

    Carrig RN replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in Critical Care

    I line up and connect as many 3-way stopcocks as I need for all my pressors and connect them all to the port on the CVL with a 10ml/hr carrier behind them. Everything runs into its own stopcock and...

12. Hypothermic policy

    Carrig RN replied to cparra's topic in MICU, SICU

    My hospital uses the arctic sun. I love it. You set it and it does everything automatically. Pts on the cooling protocol for cardiac arrest are usually

13. ICU Nurses I Didn't Know You Could Do This???

    Carrig RN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    You forgot the briefly asystolic patient when someone flushes the line without withdrawing the drug

14. Shift differentials?

    Carrig RN replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    $5.00 for evenings $7.00 for nights $4.00 for

15. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    Carrig RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    There were 35 or 36 that started in the ICU