burghrn replied to anarchy187's topic in Critical Care
We are mandated to give baths every night to all ICU patients as well. We even have to bathe them with chlorhexadine. Some patients refuse, and unless they smell we don't usually push the issue....
This one's pretty specific to a cardiac ICU: If your patient has a Swan and you're adding/titrating Milrinone, Dobutamine, Flolan, Remodulin etc, make sure you have your patient's mixed venous blood...