eCCU

eCCU

CCU, CVICU, Cath Lab, MICU, Endoscopy.

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  1. SHOES!

    eCCU replied to ATerzoLPN2RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sanita....they are expensive but they have some on sale especially Christmas season. Name sure you get atleast 1 size larger, they are not supposed to be tight....European walking store just had a...

  2. Blood Transfusion

    eCCU replied to kulalas's topic in Critical Care

    Stop the transfusion pt safety

  3. Titrating Multiple Pressors

    eCCU replied to NSJodi's topic in MICU, SICU

    What was the case...details...did they have a PA catheter? IABP and what were the numbers? Technically when you have that many pressors one had to have numbers to titrate. Was it a cardiogenic shock,...

  4. MD orders via computer

    eCCU replied to gracedRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LOL fortunately i haven't gone through a system crash at all. Nevertheless, i prefer a few clicks and auto v/s especially in the icu where some extremes we document q5min during procedures or q15 for...

  5. Best Iphone App for new SICU nurse.

    eCCU replied to J&B-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Skyscape,

  6. MD orders via computer

    eCCU replied to gracedRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Depends on what charting system you get. Some are as easy as pie others are like a

  7. Amiodarone help!

    eCCU replied to Brama28's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    First things first.....one has to make sure they differentiate between WCT, SVT with aberrancy, and or VTACH....especially if they are stable!!!.....all have different treatment modalities...our EP...

  8. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    eCCU replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly views of big money differ from person to person. Unfortunately most nurses duo think they are rolling in cash. Lol i remember as soon as we graduated most of my colleagues bought luxury cars...

  9. a&p II and micro in same semester?

    eCCU replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing sch its tougher than these two.....not to mention there is no C grade in most programs nowadays!....better to condition yourself now than later as long as you are focussed you will be

  10. Dallas or Houston?

    eCCU replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

    The Methodist Hospital...one of the first pioneers of heart transplant in the

  11. Dallas or Houston?

    eCCU replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

    The Methodist

  12. Dallas or Houston?

    eCCU replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

    Houston....largest medical center in the world...2 level 1 trauma hospitals and 3 major hospitals with serious cardiovascular programs! 4th largest city in the country. Voted as one of the most...

  13. Blood Stream Infections (BSI) in your unit

    eCCU replied to traumasurgRN's topic in Critical Care

    Our cultures are drawn sterile, chlorohexidine, sterile towels sterile gloves, sterile field. That was decided after too much contamination. So far it has been working

  14. Online RN to BSN with no prerequisites?

    eCCU replied to caringkay RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Actually yes, pass is considered 3.0 according to the

  15. Trendelenburg positioning

    eCCU replied to KBICU's topic in Critical Care

    We do not put pts in trendelburg i think only OB and when inserting IJ in the ICU and i believe some surgeons use it during hernia surgeries. There is a meta analysis that was done in 2008 that...

  16. Having a celebrity as a patient

    eCCU replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Lol....if only i was a fly on that

  17. HELP! Elective surgery & malignant hyperthermia

    eCCU replied to tram523's topic in Operating Room

    Having a patient with hx of myopat, our any muscular disorders like MG puts this patients at a higher risk of developing MH. Most general anesthesia requires volatile agent or neuromuscular blocker...

  18. Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    eCCU replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Ugh...this is the kind of mentality that has made Nursing not to be a respected field! Forgive the newbies for trying to make this field recognizable by having a standard level for entry into...

  19. HELP! Elective surgery & malignant hyperthermia

    eCCU replied to tram523's topic in Operating Room

    Make sure you document your concerns and if you have safe harbor in your state initiate it to protect yourself incase of a future

  20. HELP! Elective surgery & malignant hyperthermia

    eCCU replied to tram523's topic in Operating Room

    1.Check for the presence of the autosomal gene. 2. Consider prophylaxis with dantrolene sodium...it has been known to cause nausea, vomiting and muscle weakness but i gather its better than MH. 3. Be...

  21. Emergency Hypertension 210/120 mmHg

    eCCU replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One med that stood out in CCU was clonidine cause all those pts always came back with severe htn ....duff not like that little

  22. Looking for new job while already employed: how to handle references?

    eCCU replied to ChineseLantern's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hmmmm....i don't know how different it is but in my side of town the recruiters do not call references until the position is offered and they always let the candidate aware of this. Interested in...

  23. Prairie View A&M Nursing Applicants Spring 2013

    eCCU replied to peaches1018's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good

  24. Help Needed!!! Call to Organ Donation Center and Induced Hypothermia

    eCCU replied to ICURNer's topic in Critical Care

    AACN has a journal on hypothermia after cardiac

  25. Pulled to other floors?

    eCCU replied to DroogieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't believe i would make it in med-surg!!!8pts!!!! I have enough respect for them huh....especially during med admn time and