ernurse77

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1. Cardiac Cath Lab... What's it like??

   ernurse77 replied to Kgibson089's topic in Cardiac

   I'm a col th and sorry lots of standing in my lab! Granted its either feast or famine 0-100. I worked inpt and ED and those were both way busier on a day to day. If the new RN is eager and willing...

2. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Patient Medications

   Good point.

3. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Patient Medications

   Thanks for your reply. I mean if fluids are not ordered I would ask the doc for a tko and hang with NS so my lines wouldn't run dry. I was taught to always have nitro with NS in case the pt needs a...

4. Piggyback meds

   ernurse77 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   I have recently switched to a cardiac cath lab and was told there is never anything except ATB that should be hung as a piggyback. When I worked in other units everything was done as a piggyback above...

5. heparin mistake

   ernurse77 replied to ernurse77's topic in Patient Medications

   Thankyou so much. I believe it was initiated at the previous hospital but then taken off the pump for the ride. I was not the nurse taking report upon arrival and it was a super busy night. Thankyou...

6. heparin mistake

   ernurse77 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Hi all this is my first post and im freaking out as i have been working the ER for about 5 months and i had a pt come in with a MI and they had 2 IV sites one was nitro which i immediately put on a...