Not all icu's use swans, which is where u would get ur wedge pressure from. I work in neuro/trauma icu and we never use swans. We only do Aline's and cvp for other cardiac monitoring. Occasionally we...
dcmulkey replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Critical Care
Advice...I started fresh out of nursing school in a trauma/neuro icu. Do NOT do it! Give urself time to learn! Even if it is just a few months in a PCU or the floor. Try an ortho floor if u really...
dcmulkey replied to Williams75's topic in Critical Care
I'm a nurse in trauma/neuro icu in florida and I'm not sure how the economy is in PA...but we are always hiring trauma nurses with any kind of experience. The fact that u used to work trauma and that...