skyandsydneysmom

skyandsydneysmom

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  1. Implications of Obamacare... what's your opinion?

    skyandsydneysmom replied to Nurse_AV's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    BRAVO!

  2. Patient ratios progressive care units

    skyandsydneysmom replied to kaylasmommy's topic in Cardiac

    The PCU I work on has a 4:1 ratio, but sometimes we have 5:1. My floor sounds exactly like the OP's...drips, post CABG patients, and a mix of other illnesses. We have a max of 3 PCT/CNA's on the...

  3. Insulin and Levophed drips on cardiovascular unit

    skyandsydneysmom replied to heartnurse2012's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a PCU unit in Illinois and we never have Levo drips BUT have insulin drips all the time. Our patient ratio is usually 4:1 but sometimes 5:1. It is interesting to hear how much these units...