The nurses are responsible to read the monitor strips Q4H and PRN, in the ICU's I have been in. Then they are aware of any cardiac changes immediately, and...
I have not seen it used for pain control, but other ICU nurses said they have used for pain control. Check Washington State guidelines, I know they want...
We do not use monitor techs in any of our 4 adult ICU's or PICU. Our monitor techs are for the telemetry units only. The nurses in critical care are...
Ramona- I noticed you are from the VA, as am I. We have monitor techs for our telemetry system--- this monitors patients on three med/surg and stepdown...
We have not ever used monitor techs in our ICU & CCU, each unit has 10 beds. On day shift and 3-11 our unit clerk runs rhythm strips, which we document in the...
For the last several years I was an ICU nurse manager (just changed).? I have posted my self-schedule template (Excel) and staff instructions (Word) with...
I would also be very interested in this. Our system hasn't been revamped in a long, long time and needs to be totally redone. Thank you Nena Jones ICU/CCU...
I echo Steve's comment. On AACN's website you can access the position statement written jointly by AANA (nurse anesthetists) and ASA (anesthesiologists) who...
We have monitor techs on our telemetry unit that oversee ICU and CTICU as a second set of eyes. We have about 90 tele beds and 20 icu beds. The techs don't...
Hello, Continuity of care after transfer from ICU can be challenging, particularly for patients that are at high risk for developing respiratory complications....
When you are monitoring CVP pressures thru a TLC, do you leave the needleless access connector on or go directly to the hub of the catheter with the pressure...
The AACN put out a BP practice alert several years ago that has lots of references and info about basic manual BP measurements. Diane Lietz, RN, BSN ICCU Nurse...
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Hello everyone, Do any of you have any initiatives/programs or any on -going projects looking at improving patient flow from ICU to medical-surgical units and...
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How many times per year do you have to schedule these 8-hour education days to assure that all staff have attended? How many educational staff members does it...
We have 80 RNs and schedule 4 sessions. They are all held close together. Most staff work 12 hour shifts, 36 hours a week. Our policy states for mandatory...
Does anyone have a good method for reviewing and updating policies? Any good method for separating out policies from procedures? We are finding this an almost...
... We use standard references such as the AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care and one for med surg. Procedures specific to the organization are written...
We are a 15-bed general ICU. We do not utilize monitor techs. Our hospital's Telemetry unit oversees the remote monitors throughout the institution. We expect...
According to our BON, Propofol can only be used for ventilated patients for the purpose of sedation. If used as an anesthetic or for non-intubated patients, it...
Our policy and procedure index is set in an Excel spreadsheet. For the index in the manual only that section is printed. The rest of the chart has information...
Hello, I have just joined this group and have been reviewing some of the conversation. Our facility does not use monitor techs in any of our units (CVICU, ...
I have a very small unit---9 beds. I also have a small number of staff---currently 16 RNs but budgeted for at least 20. I had our central staffing office...
Does anyone currently use the online orientation/training tool "ECCO" (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation) from the AACN? What are the pros and cons of...
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