The Portland protocol was developed/revised for tight blood glucose monitoring. It is widely used in the CV population. Some facilities utilize the protocol...
I would like to know aboutthe AACN staffing Blue print in order to order it, as I am also having trouble staffing and covering the unit. Thanks in advance ...
Deborah,, We are a progressive surgical cardiac step down unit. Patient population: s/p cabg, thorocotomy, AAA, Carotid endarterecotmy, vascular surgery,...
Portland Protocol is not posted in the Files section of our yahoo group. Where is it? ... The Portland protocol was developed/revised for tight blood glucose ...
Hi Linda, Our telemetry units are split with one havein cardiothorasic post surgery and the other being medical cardiology focus. They also get any other...
I initiated self staff 2 yrs ago on one shift,in an 8 bed ICU. The staff take care of itt themselves with 2 nurses putting it into the Excel format I set up...
We are a 7 bed ICU and we implemented self-scheduling approx 2 1/2 yrs ago. There are 2 schedule coordinators ( 1days/ 1nights) that help to coordinate the...
Do any of you give chemotherapy in your hospitals but do not have a dedicated oncology unit? If so, how are you doing this? Any policies, protocols, or order...
I have made arrangements with our hospital to provide a room for a night nurse to sleep within the hospital during the day due to the distance she travels. I...
... Hi Roberta, We do use Precedex in our surgical ICU. We find it to be a useful medication with fresh open heart patients while we're weaning them to ...
Our facilities has a "benefit" so to speak for individuals who travel more than 50 miles one direction. The health system has made special arrangements with a...
Hi Jeign, We also allowed agency nurses to stay and sleep if they have traveled a long distance. There was no written policy but here's what we did: 1. The...
this is the policy for chemo therapy drugs if we are using in the hospitals and were we does n't have a dedicated oncologty setup. K.Jaya Prakash Reddy ...
We have pediatric oncology patients on our general pediatric unit receiving chemotherapy - RN's need to be chemotherapy credentialed which is accomplished by...
Would you be able to share the admission criteria for your step down unit. Do you take vents/ drips in your step down. We currently have 2 telemetry units...
During the day our Assistant Nurse Manager, Director of Critical Care or CNS of Critical Care would respond together with the HOuse Physician and Respiratory...
6/14/07 Hello Everyone, I have two questions that I am hoping you can help me answer. 1. What level of documentation do you perform in your ICU's when managing...
Greetings members, We are looking for a latex free foley catheter. What are all of you using? Thanks in advance for your feedback, Karen [Non-text portions of...
Are there any nurses out there trained in the 1950's? I am working on my Masters in Healthare Administration and this is an assignment for me. I need to...
We have a nurse that I believe was trained during this time-she is amazing-I shall call her tomorrow for you-She functions as a Patient Rep at our hospital and...
In answer to your documentation question we document anything that has to do with the organs we are preserving--yes vital signs, swan readings, anything-out...
Everywhere I have ever worked requires documentation on organ donor patients just as you would on any other patient. I would think you would have to in order...
Our institution Covenant Health System Lubbock Texas uses Dover by Tyco Healthsystems Julia ... Greetings members, We are looking for a latex free foley...
Mark- I have never heard of any hospital REQUIRING CCRN...if so, they would probably not have many people working there, unless there is some high compensation...
