janet r. gowen replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency
The scope of practice is dictated by the state board of nursing, please use caution as you can lose your license for expanding your scope without board approval. Intubation, initiation of central...
janet r. gowen replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency
Pleas use common sense and check with your state board of nursing regarding the intubation and chest tube insertion. The practice setting is unique (beenthere done that) however your scope of...
janet r. gowen replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management
Please use caution with the toradol, we use it often but must remember to monitor platelet levels the patients with chest tubes, thoracic surgery and orthopedic surgery praise its effects but it must...
janet r. gowen replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management
This is a subject that is hotlycontested throughout all fields of nursing. In my opinion with a lot of years of nursing practice backing it up there are several guidelines to follow 1 don't judge...
janet r. gowen replied to Madmax's topic in Cardiac
The angioseals are great, we are using more and more of them in the cardiac cath angioplasty patient at our facility they reduce the time of bedrest and are less prone to pseudoanuerysm development...
The training you will receive in an OHU is tremendous you will expand your knowledge base and work closely with the physicians and anesthesiologists during this time. The current ICU hold for post OHS...