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  1. oral health in the ICU

    ashleigh_0804 replied to Zahrazhuang's topic in Critical Care

    I'm sorry. But I don't even get this question. Two people to do oral care on intubated patients? If your cuff is properly inflated, cass tube hooked to suction, HOB elevated greater than 30...

  2. Does your ICU have CNA's?

    ashleigh_0804 replied to Rose44's topic in Critical Care

    What's a CNA?!? Haha, JK. Well, I work on a 28 bed neuro/med-surg ICU. We have one CNA whi works 36 hours a week, and I usually never see her when I work. When I do see her, she's taking temps and...

  3. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    ashleigh_0804 replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    I disagree with you only Bc when you accept a position, you are expected to be able to preform those duties. While the right to practice your own religion is a constitutional right, it doesn't mean...

  4. OGT securement in intubated patients

    ashleigh_0804 replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Critical Care

    Usually after anesthesia intubates a patient, we never hear from them again, so I don't k ow their opinion on it. Now, our RTs sometimes complain if we don't leave a 'courtesy' flap or cover up...

  5. What You Wish You Knew From The Beginning...

    ashleigh_0804 replied to loveSBK's topic in Critical Care

    I'm a newer ICU nurse and I have the best quote from a doctor. It was one of my first days off of orientation and I lacked lacked the experience and knowledge to realize exactly what was going on with...

  6. Can you explain GABAs role in alcohol withdrawal?

    ashleigh_0804 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I have been an RN for about a year and a half. Recently transferred to an ICU and have been researching after work everyday to learn more about the cases I saw that day and gain better idea of patho...

  7. patient on IV Amidorone and PO Amiodorone at the same time?

    ashleigh_0804 replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    I don't know if this is right or now...but if a patient doesn't convert from amiodarone, should you consider switching to cardizem or another

  8. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    ashleigh_0804 replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    Is it unsafe, yes. Does it happen everywhere, yes. That's what makes nurses so important. We have to deal with cutbacks firsthand and learn how to adapt. So while it's unsafe...it's a hard

  9. First job! cardiac step down, med surg, tele, GI floor mix

    ashleigh_0804 replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Cardiac

    Ask a lot of questions. Everybody has to learn from the beginning. It can be overwhelming and you will have moments of doubt. Take a deep breath. You have senior nurses to rely upon so you aren't...

  10. Can you explain GABAs role in alcohol withdrawal?

    ashleigh_0804 replied to ashleigh_0804's topic in Critical Care

    Oops -- BP would be 220s/115 at times, all over the place but also with a very high