cabgnurse

cabgnurse

CVICU, Infectious Disease

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About cabgnurse

cabgnurse specializes in CVICU, Infectious Disease.


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  1. Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    My perspective is a little different. I am a career-changer. I was a successful banker for 12 years before going to nursing school. So I *WANTED* a change and became an RN. I worked in customer...
  2. Staffing & Patient Acuity

    1:1 fresh hearts until extubated, or until 12 midnight if they're not going to be extubated & are part of the first group (arrival 1300-1400)...And are otherwise stable. :-) CRRT is 1:1, &...
  3. More $$/hr for CCRN?

    My facility doesn't give us any incentive to sit for the CCRN, except if we pass, they will reimburse the cost of the exam. (Regardless, I am taking it in the next 2 months for the knowledge and...
  4. Going to CVICU!

    oops, that "index" is a link to
  5. Going to CVICU!

    Welcome to CVICU nursing! Sounds like you are well on your way to getting the necessary tools to start. Check out index for some really good info. When I transitioned from the floor to the Unit,...
  6. Crazy days when I take a CABG

    Our facility doesn't allow us to pull chest tubes or pacer wires. I set up and take the dressings down, but my surgeons do the actual pulling.
  7. PAWP

    We don't wedge either. Our surgeons have some "notify me" orders regarding our PA pressures but they're really in love with
  8. Crazy days when I take a CABG

    Yes. I transfer out two 2nd day patients just in the nick of time to pick up a new cabg. Sorry if I didn't state it very
  9. Fresh Heart Training

    My facility has ICU nurses take two day post op cases, then hearts that were extubated overnight, then precept 7 fresh cases before taking the first one solo. If they aren't giving you learning...
  10. I agree with some of the prior posts. Our policy is also "New to new", but if the patient is dying, time does not permit stringing new tubing. You can't have a CLASBI if you have expired. Hopefully...
  11. I would love to hear how my experience compares with my fellow nurses. I take CABGs/Valves fresh from OR. Days (7A-7P) that I do this, I have two CV patients, often that are Two days post-CABG...