Diprivan*Diva replied to theodog's topic in MICU, SICU
In BLS and ACLS alike, you bag a patient who does not have effective respirations. Spontaneous breaths that are shallow, too slow or too fast, have no air movement, and crappy sats are classified as...
Diprivan*Diva replied to Hoozdo's topic in MICU, SICU
For those of you who have CNA's, consider yourself lucky. We don't have any in my unit- the nurses do it ALL. Trust me, the large patients are all over the states. Talk to your manager and see...
Excellent question as this is a very sensitive situation. Big thing to remember after coding a patient is as a nurse, your focus should automatically switch from the patient to their family members....