kat9114

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1. ECMO in the CVICU

   kat9114 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I work in an 8 bed CVICU, I wanted to know if anyone else has any experience with patients on ECMO and who is responsible for managing it and if it is the nursing staff what training is

2. Nurse Patient Ratios in an 8 bed CVICU

   kat9114 replied to kat9114's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We staff our CVICU with 1:1 for the first 4-6hours post-op, if stable they then could be 2:1. Patients with multiple titrating pressors we try to keep 1:1. VADs are 1:2 post-op for the first 4-8h...

3. Nurse Patient Ratios in an 8 bed CVICU

   kat9114 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I am a Pateint Care Coordinator in a busy 8 bed CVICU. We average 4 cases per day. Our acuity tends to be high. I would like to know how others staff their units. We are currently battling with...

4. closed staffing

   kat9114 replied to kat9114's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, the only time we float is to an ICU for managing CRRT,IABP when they have no qualified staff. Can you

5. closed staffing

   kat9114 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Help!! Can any one talk to me about Closed Staffing Units and how you maintain this? I work in an 8 bed CVICU. We have 30 nurses and have attempted closed staffing for the first time over the last...