ICU-RN2007

Scripps does not have inpatient peds.

I hope you took that line out ASAP after suspecting you hit an artery. Giving medications that way most certainly can do damage. I took care of a patient once who in the past had emergency meds given via an IV that turned out to be in an artery... she lost her hand.

Just passed the CCRN on Thursday!! Did Pass CCRN! & AACN review questions on the CDs that came with each review book.. very helpful. Good luck to all those who are studying!

IABP tripled?? I can't even imagine! Yes, sometimes they are pretty "stable" but the thought of what can go wrong!

I'm in CA too & a lot of the time I can't imagine having 3 ICU status patients! I give all of you that do get 3 patients a lot of credit. Our fresh hearts are 1:1 usually for the shift they come out on & that night. After that it depends on how stable/unstable they are... usually 1:2. IABP/CRRT are always 1:1 on my unit.

Oh we used to have warm wipes... I don't know why exactly they don't let us warm our Chlorhexidine ones!

We started using the Chlorhexidine bath wipes last year. We use them on patients once a day after their regular baths. I'm not sure if they really have made a difference in our infection rates or not- we were told they are supposed to decrease rates. The only complaint I get about them from patients is how cold they are... as they can not be heated up.