avado

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  1. EHR "order fatigue" like "alarm fatigue"

    avado replied to avado's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you dudette and calivanya. I voiced my frustration to the IT computer person(previous RN) since my manager is swamped to reply. Yes we have a nursing order screen that we can scroll thru but...

  2. EHR "order fatigue" like "alarm fatigue"

    avado replied to avado's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh I agree. I have been a nurse 14+ years and did my round of chart checks. As a nurse, we always find errors in something that didn't get put on the MAR, MEDact, or have received the complete order...

  3. Not qualified for CCRN will CMC certificate work?

    avado posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi All, Our critical access hospital is trying to get us a better knowledge base. I plan on getting med-surg board certified this year. They received funding for CCRN webinars but we will not be...

  4. Not qualified for CCRN will CMC certificate work?

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

    I am hoping upper management will consider PCCN then. We are a small hospital with 21 beds and we are assigned telemetry patients often. Thank you for the

  5. Not qualified for CCRN will CMC certificate work?

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

    Thank you for the replies. I will call AACN this next week and find out. It would be wonderful if we all could qualify since we have such a mixed population of patients. Sometimes when I am charge I...

  6. lotsa fentanyl, no sleepy

    avado replied to elizabells's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    fentanyl is to make you comfortable as in pain med and versed so you don't remember the procedure. I had seen versed given to a pt and she did not sleep but talked normally but a bit goofy and when it...

  7. What happened in the ER

    avado replied to Shadelyn's topic in Emergency

    I'd research your diagnosis on http://www.emedicine.com when you get your records or research the diagnosis now to determine if it was that and see what the treatment was that you got..ex antibiotic...

  8. central line max rates

    avado replied to avado's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I know more than I thought possible about CLs! Now I might have to hunt down a kit at work to find out the max limits. Thank you for your superb answers

  9. central line max rates

    avado posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Might sound dumb, is there a max iv rate for a central line double or triple lumen? for each lumen? Picc? Got the impression that it might rupture or something if ran all lumens faster than 100cc/hr?...

  10. carriers for drips

    avado posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    What is the protocol for hanging a carrier for a cardiac drip that runs at minute amount. ex. dopamine at 1.5ml/hr as example. I work at small hospital not in critical care, but the nurse was asking...

  11. carriers for drips

    avado replied to avado's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, dr wanted started at .5mcg/kg/min. then titrate every 30 minutes with that dosage for target bp. yes we are at a small hospital, I did not give her an answer because i did not know, since i am...