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  1. ICU staffing guidelines

    heartICU replied to radblt's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with you - one nurse with an aide in a unit alone is NOT safe! If your patient codes, you can't run that code alone! even with a doc there, who will be documenting while you push meds and...

  2. SCARY drug exp post C-Sec - DROPERIDOL

    heartICU replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Droperidol isn't off the market - I have given it several times for patients who have reported severe nausea and vomiting after receiving anesthesia. It has been rumored to cause ventricular...

  3. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    heartICU replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah, I would agree with this, partly. When I was in my BSN program, about half my class also said they wanted to be a CRNA. Then again, we were also 18 years old and didn't even know what the inside...

  4. SRNA's: generally, how much...

    heartICU replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My program is an integrated one; we started clinical the second week of class. We spend two days a week in clinical and three days a week in class for the first semester. Each semester gets...

  5. What's you highest...?

    heartICU replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen a platelet count of 2000, and a BP of 340/140 in a patient with pheochromocytoma. (These two situations were not the same

  6. aortic dissecting aneurysm and coumadin

    heartICU replied to babies_r_us's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I sent you a

  7. More Discussion of Propofol

    heartICU replied to CRNAsoon's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, in the first patient scenario you talked about - if he 'suddenly' became agitated, I would have questioned the reason behind it. Is he hypoxic? I have had patients who get reintubated simply...

  8. US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, a way to become a CRNA

    heartICU replied to mwbeah's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats on your accomplishments. I don't think anyone is trying to say that you are not a competent practitioner. What I believe others on the board are trying to say is that what programs are...

  9. PACU for critical care experience

    heartICU replied to daitheflu's topic in PACU

    Some programs will accept PACU experience - it depends on the school. At the particular hospital I worked at, PACU and ICU were very different units. Both were fast-paced and very hectic, but the...

  10. chest tube removal

    heartICU replied to corkyrn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just like CRNASoon, all RNs in the unit I used to work in also pulled chest tubes, rarely had a

  11. arterial lines vs noninvasive cuff

    heartICU replied to cleothekat's topic in MICU, SICU

    Catheter whip is the movement of the catheter as the blood pressure changes from diastole to systole (kind of like the end of the catheter 'whipping' back and forth in the vessel). In the example of...

  12. Open Heart ICU

    heartICU replied to Kiwi's topic in MICU, SICU

    New grads can absolutely thrive in the ICU! I started in an open heart ICU as a new grad in a hospital with 55 open heart beds, and I absolutely loved it. Our unit hired many new grads, and provided...

  13. Shoe Suggestions and Earpiece Thoughts.....

    heartICU replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I love my Danskos...a little expensive (about 110 a pair) but my feet have not hurt since I put them

  14. opposite Vasoactive meds??

    heartICU replied to chaosRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with bluesky - the epi was probably to improve cardiac index. Epi at low infusion rates usually works more to improve myocardial contractility more than blood pressure, especially at the dose...

  15. Bouffant Surgical Caps

    heartICU replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Try www.greenscrubs.com or

  16. Do all of your vented pt's get restrained?

    heartICU replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in MICU, SICU

    It depends on the patient. I have had some patients who are intubated, completely calm, can even sit up in a chair while on the vent. Then again I have had others that are in four points, on propofol,...

  17. BSN requirement for all RNs

    heartICU replied to cindylousmith's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland OH. You may not have heard of it...seems like not many people outside of Ohio have:-) It's a small school, approx 3000 undergraduates and 6000...

  18. SN Question to Ohio Flight Nurses

    heartICU replied to mcmike55's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland has a program in which they are offering a Masters degree with a specialty in flight nursing - and they allow people who are considering the program to...

  19. BSN requirement for all RNs

    heartICU replied to cindylousmith's topic in General Nursing

    I think a BSN requirement as a minimum for entry into nursing is a fantastic idea. As you may have guessed, I have my BSN. However, I do not for one second believe that nurses who have their...

  20. Good contract??

    heartICU replied to rn4cicu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree about the 6%. At my hospital, we get employer matching up to 6%, and for us that means: if you make 100K, and you contribute 10% of your salary every year (10K) the hospital will match it up...

  21. Etomidate

    heartICU replied to LadyBugLass's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    After a couple of weeks of anesthesia school, I know why my unit uses etomidate instead of propofol:-) Etomidate has less effects on the LV function, whereas propofol depresses myocardial...

  22. Open Heart unit

    heartICU replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just wondering when you were contacted for Akron's interview? I know a couple people who applied for 2005 and haven't been contacted yet....hopefully they will be

  23. Nurse Anesthesia at the Mayo Clinic

    heartICU replied to atainey's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know this post was for the anesthesia school at Mayo, but I just wanted to give a little input about the work environment there. I worked there for a brief time, and thought it was a fantastic work...

  24. Advanced Practice Info Needed

    heartICU replied to NeuroNP's topic in MICU, SICU

    I worked in a CTICU for a year prior to starting my masters this fall, and the hospital I worked in had quite a few APRNs. Each surgeon had a nurse clinician who would write orders, do procedures, and...

  25. Difficulty in the CCU

    heartICU replied to tonurseornottonurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you need a good CVICU book, I have one by someone called Finkelmeier...its blue and its called Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing. I bought it when I started as a new grad in the CVICU, and every...