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Hi Y'all, I am a Neuroscience ICU RN who is currently working on a project to reduce door-to-groin puncture (mechanical thrombectomy) time for patients presenting to the ER with large vessel occlusions when the Neuro Interventional Radiology team is on-call (weekends/nights). Currently our aim is to be a support RN, responding to code "strokes" in the ER and helping to manage/transport the patient to and from CTA/CTP/Neuro IR. We also look to help the IR team setup the suite for procedure and manage the vitals/gtts intraoperatively. To the stroke/ER nurses: Do you see any benefit in having a Neuro ICU nurse respond to code "strokes?" The goal is not to step on anyones' toes or take over that position, but to simply improve patient outcomes by reducing puncture times and monitoring/relaying status to the ICU physicians. What barriers do you foresee? Any insight is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Andrew

Hello everyone, I recently graduated from nursing school (4 year program) having completed a semester in the Neuro ICU step-down unit and a semester in the Neuro ICU itself. I was recently brought on by a healthcare group as a New Grad Neuro ICU RN, and even though I have had experience working in the "neuro" world I am still a bit timid. Do any of you have any advice or suggestions on how to make this transition easier? Are there any books/manuals out there that are good for learning the trade? I appreciate any and all advice. Thank you all! Be Well,