what is your educational background? bsn years of experience? 2+ years drawing blood? 3 years what kind of education did you get for doing blood draws? learned from trial and error on the job or by...
You are definitely thinking in right direction. Most patients who are septic from an infection or bacteremia are vasodilated due to the release of inflammatory mediators (a response to an overwhelming...
You are definitely on the right track! First, remember that cardiomyopathy is a disorder involving the structure and function of the myocardium. There are also different types of cardiomyopathy:...
I work in a Cardiac Surgical ICU and we have walked vented patients, but this is rare. These patients are usually post-lung transplant patients that have a trach in place and are having difficulty...
Most new ICU staff hires have at least an 8 to 12 week orientation (based on previous experience). During orientation most nurses should be able to experience removing arterial lines. On my unit...