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  1. .45% NSS usage

    ahicks replied to stram87's topic in Critical Care

    0.45% NS makes perfect sense to me. Plus you clarified the order with the doc. You did everything you should have done. That nurse was out of

  2. Need help understanding an insulin drip

    ahicks replied to KD CVICU-RN's topic in Critical Care

    I think I need more info. Was the patient admitted with

  3. Really, how can you remember?

    ahicks replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cut yourself some slack. Everyone looks a tad different with a tube down their throat.

  4. How do I protect airway when trach gets pulled out?

    ahicks posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am a new grad working in the ICU. Recently there was a patient in my ICU that pulled out their own trach. What is the best way for me as the nurse to protect the airway until the doc can get their...

  5. How do I protect airway when trach gets pulled out?

    ahicks replied to ahicks's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for all the replies. I guess I was under the impression that only a doc could reinsert the trach. I will be sure to check my hospital policy as

  6. Chest tubes: air leak or no air leak?

    ahicks posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am new to the ICU and I was wondering if anyone could give me some clarification about chest tubes. The way I understand it, if the chest tube is in place to drain fluid (such as after a CABG) you...

  7. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    ahicks replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Lowest Hgb I ever saw was a 5.4. Pt was a GI bleed. Only symptom was some mild

  8. I think I'm too slow for Critical Care...

    ahicks replied to GucciRN22's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know how u feel. I am a new grad, just got my license in April 2009, and was hired straight into the ICU. I know how overwhelming it can be at times. The other nurses on the unit that I have talked...