CVVH

CVVH MSN, RN

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  1. Managers-Do You Miss Being a Clinician/Bedside?

    CVVH posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, so I will be starting an assistant nurse manager position at the end of the Summer, and as it gets closer to the time, I'm reflecting one the fact that I won't be a clinical nurse anymore. I'm...

  2. Managers-Do You Miss Being a Clinician/Bedside?

    CVVH replied to CVVH's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the thoughts/experiences! Yes I guess I will see if it's really for me once I step into the role. I have also known a few people that were in management for some time then became...

  3. APRN/APP Manager?

    CVVH posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Is anyone here an APRN and also in management/administration? I recently completed an MSN in management, but have been going back and forth with whether I should do my DNP in executive leadership in...

  4. I’m having a nursing career crisis!

    CVVH replied to VaniCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you should look into Clinical Nurse Specialist roles. Depending on your area, you'll find that there are either a lot of opportunities for CNS, or not that many. You'd also have to...

  5. Business Opportunities for ACNPs?

    CVVH posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm wondering, I often see mention of FNPs/primary care NPs and PMHNPs starting businesses, side-hustles, clinics, etc. I'm wondering, what are the business opportunities available to ACNPs? Do you...

  6. Dual Role

    CVVH replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm curious, what does your new role involve? And why the switch from CCM to Cardiology after so many

  7. CSC Examination

    CVVH replied to Medic2RN-CCRN-CMC's topic in Critical Care

    I recently passed the CSC with 66/75. I studied for maybe a week (I work in a CVICU, and passed the CCRN a month before). I thought the CSC was harder than the CCRN. I used the Ace the CSC book and...

  8. CCRN Exam 2020

    CVVH replied to Nursng_life's topic in Critical Care

    I passed last week (also with a little over a year of CVICU experience), and used the Barron's book, Pass CCRN question bank (I did about half of the questions, around 500 or so), the Ace the CCRN...

  9. NYP locations outside NYC?

    CVVH replied to njxcrush18's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    "University Hospital" is now Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, affiliated with New York Medical College. But yes, for the large academic center and NYP, it's either NYP/Columbia or NYP/Weill...

  10. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    CVVH replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just to followup with my earlier post: we're also running out of CRRT machines and dialysate. I work in two major academic NYC hospitals, and both have this shortage (see here for more info: New...

  11. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    CVVH replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, I work at a major hospital in NYC. We exceeded our normal ICU capacity (and this includes 5 ICUs, three of which have two units each for a total of 8 ICUs) and had to open up new ICU beds in...

  12. Am I overreacting?

    CVVH replied to OUxPhys's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are doing something similar (team nursing with an ICU nurse and a floor/stepdown nurse caring for 3-4 pts), however in addition to dividing tasks appropriately based on role/skill level, we also...

  13. CRNAs Staffing ICUs?

    CVVH replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, in my NYC hospital CRNAs are staffing our surge OR-ICUs. They function in the same manner as an ICU resident/NP/PA (and are interchangeable with them as they all are part of the OR-ICU provider...

  14. PACU nurses being floated to ICU?

    CVVH replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, non-ICU providers in areas that have low volume are also displaced to help manage covid patients in ICUs and elsewhere. Many of the ORs are now ICUs, and the providers there include CRNAs who...

  15. PACU nurses being floated to ICU?

    CVVH replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Critical Care

    In my NYC hospital PACU/OR/EP/IR nurses are being asked to function as ICU nurses (with guidance from the actual ICU nurses). Many/most of the EP/IR/PACU nurses haven't been ICU nurses in years, and...

  16. Covid-19 Nurse Anesthesiologist/CRNA

    CVVH replied to barishan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The duties are the same as an ICU resident/NP/PA: manage pts, write orders for medications/labs/tests/vent settings, interpret tests, procedures (though this may be limited as the hospital developed a...

  17. Covid-19 Nurse Anesthesiologist/CRNA

    CVVH replied to barishan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In my hospital in NYC some of the ORs have been converted into "ICUs", and the providers for these patients now include CRNAs (in addition to the usual anesthesia, surgery, medicine residents). We...

  18. Why did you choose to be an ICU Nurse?

    CVVH replied to al3x117's topic in Critical Care

    Could you describe more, I'm curious about that! I work in a CVICU now and thinking of doing per diem Cath lab next year maybe (though I'm assuming I wouldn't have the "full" experience there as a...

  19. Do You Miss Being a Clinician?

    CVVH posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I'm finishing my MSN in management/administration this year, and I'm curious to know if there are any nurse managers/nurse executives that miss being clinicians? I know that leadership/management is...

  20. What do you do when the thing that makes you a great nurse manager is also your primary source of burnout?

    CVVH replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it sounds like the main issue is continuing to work at the bedside when they're short. Hopefully in your new position there isn't that expectation. At my hospital, neither assistant managers...

  21. Leaving before 1 year? Don't know what to do..

    CVVH replied to Birdsofprey's topic in General Nursing

    Try to finish finish the year and your BSN in that year if possible, then transfer to one of the private hospitals in the city. I work at one of the major private hospitals in NYC, and having 10-12...

  22. Help with post CABG pts

    CVVH replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    I'm currently on orientation in a high acuity CVICU (ECMO, LVADs, RVADs, BiVADs, heart/lung transplants, etc). Three books that I find the most helpful are: 1) Fast Facts for the Cardiac Surgery...

  23. Neuro to CVICU Advice

    CVVH posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi, so I'm grateful to be transitioning from a neurology unit to a CVICU soon. I'm pretty nervous, as our CVICU is very high acuity (we do everything-ECMO, VADs, heart and lung transplants, etc.),...

  24. ECMO: Most Advanced ICU Technology?

    CVVH posted a topic in Critical Care

    Two of the ICUs at my institution utilize ECMO. I have a very limited understanding of ECMO, including its value and prognosis of pts on it. I'm wondering though is ECMO the most advanced type of...

  25. CTICU vs Neuro ICU

    CVVH replied to CVVH's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the tips. Yeah the mechanical circulatory support devices sounds pretty fascinating. I really want to work in a setting that is high technology. My hospital is having a CT surgery/ECMO...