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  1. post-op cabg htn

    nurseabc123 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So I took my first 'early-heart' Thursday since I've been off orientation (only been on my own now about 3-4 weeks)... She was a 74 y/o, hx. HTN (pre-op bp was 160's), MI in June, EF 50-60%. Had a...

  2. fluid management post cardiac surgery

    nurseabc123 replied to eamon66's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We can give 3 plasmanates per our standing orders immediately post-op. Usually, if a patient's BP is pretty labile, CVP is low, and PA pressures are low, they will usually get 1-2 right off the bat....

  3. CRNA with lousy GPA & Plenty of Experience!!

    nurseabc123 replied to nikinurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You can have a BS in a related science and an Associates (ADN, etc.), to be eligible for application at some schools (i.e. Wayne State University in

  4. post-op cabg htn

    nurseabc123 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Like I said, I usually do not give sedation/ or analgesia early post-op while trying to wean ventilation. I would have to say this was the first time I did. (And, if you're thinking it was your first...

  5. post-op cabg htn

    nurseabc123 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thinking back, Versed and Morphine together wouldn't have been a bad choice, since the Versed is so short acting. I'm always pretty cautious not to give too much sedation, if any at all, while we're...

  6. post-op cabg htn

    nurseabc123 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks. I guess, just most of the fresh hearts I had on orientation were pretty much smooth sailing. With my limited experience, I just don't know what's typical/what's right/what's wrong -sometimes....

  7. Need some career advice from my peers

    nurseabc123 replied to Hoozdo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Interventional rad - wouldn't that require you to wear heavy leads? A lot of nurses that leave our ICU, end up in Endo, Cath Lab, EP lab, PACU, or Inpatient Dialysis. Or does your hospital have an IV...

  8. time as intern and orientation count as ICU experience?

    nurseabc123 replied to jenj1928's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I do, I make the hour commute for the "better" level-1 trauma, teaching hospital. I see and experience things here that I would never even know I was not experiencing at the local, smaller, level-2...

  9. time as intern and orientation count as ICU experience?

    nurseabc123 replied to jenj1928's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In my, recent, experience, I would have to say orientation and being out on your own are two completely different worlds. Orientation, I still felt 'safe' - had a preceptor safety net. Now, although...

  10. Serum Glucose Testing in the OR.

    nurseabc123 replied to GmanRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hmm... all of our hearts come out on insulin gtts. We follow a tight glycemic control protocol starting in the OR all the way to the med-surg

  11. post open heart care info

    nurseabc123 replied to whatnext's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Have you come across any online

  12. new grad in the icu???

    nurseabc123 replied to 2beanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Look in the critical care forums in neuro icu- I just wrote a long post about

  13. What do you never leave home without?

    nurseabc123 replied to RNCRNA2BE's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Two pens, stethoscope (actually, it's in my locker), my badge, lunch and a pop! Everything else I need is in the room/on the

  14. Dic

    nurseabc123 replied to ItalianRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow, I feel like we have a patient in DIC at least 2-5x a month! But one that comes to mind is a placental abruption. Day one she got over > 50 units PRBCs, >30 units FFP, >30 platelets,...

  15. ventilator books

    nurseabc123 replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would ask for suggestions from the RT's on your unit. Or just go to the local community college

  16. I just took the GRE

    nurseabc123 replied to Burnt2's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congrats! That's a great score! I've just started studying for the GRE and hope to take it in September. Unlike you, I feel like I will need to focus on verbal more than math. Any words of advice?...

  17. Overwhelmed!!!

    nurseabc123 replied to kell1566's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hear ya. My first day on my unit (SICU/CVICU), I was given 2 stable patients, one with q4 capd - pretty much for me to care for alone. I didn't know where anything was, who to call. how to use the...

  18. Did you use Kaplan??

    nurseabc123 replied to jillnurse2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

  19. LMA Insertion

    nurseabc123 replied to ali anesthesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We have had this as well.. post-op heart with an LMA in the sicu, apparently a 2.5 hour "impossible

  20. Which ICU to pick??

    nurseabc123 replied to girlie300000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am in a SICU that takes the fresh hearts, VADs, AAAs, however, we also get other surgical pts. - surgical bellies, colectomies, thoracic, etc (not as many). with the occasional trauma with...

  21. Please evaluate me and give advice

    nurseabc123 replied to jfk6668's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Plans for the revised GRE have been cancelled:...

  22. Really want to be a nurse

    nurseabc123 replied to parris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The lab is not a pre-req for the traditional program. Just required before

  23. working as CNA until NCLEX

    nurseabc123 replied to ajcranky's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Usually the same as a new RN.. some places will give you a small raise after passing boards. I am currently making the same rate as GN as I will as a

  24. What does your hospital provide for ICU orientation?

    nurseabc123 replied to fsutallyrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    1 day hospital orientation, 3 day nursing orientation (includes BLS, documentation, mandatories, medication test, age-appropriate nursing care, sedation protocols, central lines/picc lines/a-lines,...

  25. RN to PA?

    nurseabc123 replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    Check out http://www.physicianassistantforum.com - I think you will find the answers to your questions