CCL RN

CCL RN RN

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  1. Closure device's being used in Cath Labs

    CCL RN replied to CarolMarie's topic in Cardiac

    No, and no. And we have some who use the radial approach for STEMIs. They don't need a site rite that's for sure. My last lab didn't use a site rite for radial approach either, or use any pads. Must...

  2. does your cath lab use a safety strap/belt to secure patient to cath lab table?

    CCL RN replied to STemi's topic in Cardiac

    Nope. Not using them at all... Eta:we do restrain AICD pts

  3. Closure device's being used in Cath Labs

    CCL RN replied to CarolMarie's topic in Cardiac

    We almost NEVER use closure devices. For just about everything, we use our hands.... If the very rare situation arises where we use a closure device, it would be an angioseal. In the past year, we've...

  4. Advice

    CCL RN replied to nyemt2005's topic in Cardiac

    ICU in a small community hospital sounds dreamy. I'd pick that above just about anything else. No IV teams, compartmentalized this or that...you do all this thinking on your own. You make due, learn...

  5. HR drop/rhythm change during sleep..Would you call Doc?

    CCL RN replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    You absolutely made the right choice! You were there, assessing your pt and using your nursing judgement....and you were

  6. Any happy RN BSN nurses in the seattle area?

    CCL RN replied to mybabies2000's topic in Washington Nursing

    Too bad I'm not qualified to answer your

  7. HR drop/rhythm change during sleep..Would you call Doc?

    CCL RN replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    Yes and no.Yes, I've seen this often. No, I would not have

  8. RCP medication administration in Ca Cath Labs.

    CCL RN replied to TM6538's topic in Cardiac

    Hmm. Trying to find the best way to answer this....Whoever is at the table scrubbed in can do these things in the states I've worked in under the direct supervision of the MD. It can be a rad tech,...

  9. Standard practice for arterial line pulls

    CCL RN replied to butofcourse's topic in Cardiac

    No thanks....nothing works better than my

  10. this did not make sense to me.

    CCL RN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Cardiac

    Perhaps the blockages aren't in the coronary arteries, perhaps this is a peripheral case. Or, the blockages in the fem area prevented a fem approach, hence the initial radial approach. Or perhaps this...

  11. Standard practice for arterial line pulls

    CCL RN replied to butofcourse's topic in Cardiac

    Pulling an arterial sheath is *nothing* like pulling a peripheral IV. And pressure is held longer than 5-10 mins. We hold a good 20 and then lighten up for the next 10. Since the OP specifically...

  12. Standard practice for arterial line pulls

    CCL RN replied to butofcourse's topic in Cardiac

    Send staff down to the lab and they will get all their pulls in one day. We've really backed off from closure devices

  13. ECG leads for echo stress test

    CCL RN replied to hard working student's topic in Cardiac

    Just like a 12 lead and the echo tech will let you know if they need to be moved when she does her rest echo.Make sure they are taped on there-artifact is inevitable but reducing it is the most...

  14. Cath Lab RN Interview

    CCL RN replied to Rbartz's topic in Cardiac

    You would nt be qualified to work in my Cath lab. Our nurses require critical care experience.You have to be comfortable mixing drugs, running the IABP, pacing, running multiple drips, etc,....all...

  15. New graduate ADN Moving to Seattle in August from Texas

    CCL RN replied to MrLVNtoRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    the instructions are all in the supplied fingerprint packet and are pretty clear to read. If you make a mistake, then it will certainly delay licensure. This has nothing to do with why they won't...

  16. New graduate ADN Moving to Seattle in August from Texas

    CCL RN replied to MrLVNtoRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Out Of state applicants must be fingerprinted in addition to the regular application process. This can take 6 weeks. WA allows one to practice under a temporary permit which they issue PDQ after the...

  17. Any Cath Lab Nurses???

    CCL RN replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in Cardiac

    I wear a good amount of lead all day and have to run around constantly in the room (while wearing this lead). I'm also constantly pushing my pts around the hospital. Picking them up from the floor,...

  18. Recent ASN grad -- Perfect time to follow my dream and relocate across the country?

    CCL RN replied to christophermiles's topic in Washington Nursing

    In Seattle? Uh, no. That won't even get you into a cheap apartment (with your deposits and such). I've said this a few times before on this site, but I had absolutely no problems getting a job here...

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

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Exactly.

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

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Wave of the

  21. Drawing blood after stent placement.

    CCL RN replied to mpiglet15's topic in Cardiac

    Was the pt a radial cath? Or brachial access? If that's the case, it's only an issue to place a tourniquet on the affected

  22. Interview at Harborview, what to expect?

    CCL RN replied to R*Star*RN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Waaaaay back now...ive had no problems landing several interviews and job offers with my

  23. Cath Lab Recovery?

    CCL RN replied to tdncRN's topic in Cardiac

    In all the labs I worked in, the holding area pulls the sheaths unless they are going to the ICU. That's just a standard of care. So yes, they pull lots of sheaths. In the ICU, you have a smaller pt...

  24. Can salary change, after one year experience?

    CCL RN replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Union here-we get a raise every year. Caps at 30

  25. What field of Nursing has the least, and most math?

    CCL RN replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    yup. Lots of math in the ICU that my lovely Alaris pumps do for me. Sure, there's a possibility I may have to do the math myself, and it's good to know the dosages and calculations and all, but in...