Starting at MICU in 2 weeks...what do I need to review???

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Nurses with MICU experience...I am transfering from OR to MICU and I am in need to review nursing skills and theory...can you please help me with advice?

I recently became a nurse in 2007.

Thanks, everybody!:heartbeat

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Review your ACLS meds, cardiac iv drips and such. We use a lot of Epi, Neo, Levo, Cardene and such. See if there are any of the shortcuts to figuring drips that you want to learn; drip factors and such.

Re-familiarize yourself with the basics of ECG interpretation. You might also want to get some copies of the department's nursing notes to preview, they will probably be quite different than what the OR uses.

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Specializes in Tele, ICU.

Review all vasoactive meds/drips. Know them as well as you can - you'll get to know them well.

Propofol and blood pressure - know the relationship

Pain meds and blood pressure - this relationship you probably know

Sepsis, sepsis, sepsis

ACLS - epi, atropine, epi, atropine, bicarb anyone. When a patient codes and you are learning - grab the clipboard and be the scribe. This way you really get the whole picture of the code. Chest compressions you can learn.

:redbeatheRhythms

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Forgive me if you know all this already.

Have a blast and ask questions

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Specializes in Dialysis.

fast hug

feeding- nutrition

analgesia- pain needs met

sedation- if needed

thrombolytic prophylaxis- dvt prevention

head of bed elevated- aspiration precaution, vap precaution

ulcer prophylaxis- because icu is a stressful place

glucose control- patients do better with tight glucose control

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Should read Thromboembolic prophylaxis. :bugeyes:

http://huwc.ufc.br/arquivos/biblioteca_cientifica/1177028601_46_0.pdf

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