Have you tried "Nursing Management Institute"? I haven't contacted them lately so don't know if they are still around. www.aheconnect.com/nmi ... From:...
We do them only in Critical Care, ED, CT (CT guided interventions, biopsies, etc) IF the patient is on the floor, they will be transferred to critical care for...
We are "open" visitation, for the most part. We are closed from 630-800 morning and night for shift change and from 900-1100 T-Fr for rounds. Visitors must...
My institution (and unit) is having some challenges with the medication questions, specifically the question about being informed of side effects. Does anyone...
We are in the process of revising our Monitor Tech annual evaluation/ appraisals. I am interested in finding out what others use to evaluate their monitor...
Hi, We have a P&P but have not had the clinical support to utilize it, yet.... Me and another CNS is trying to get support through our Patient & Family...
In our facility, only certain areas are approved to be able to handle a conscious sedation procedure/patient. Never on a regular med-surg floor, only in the...
We have done a lot of work in this area and recently published our research and policy in Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. The citation is below. Roberta ...
We are starting to use the rotoprone therarpy. If anyone has protocols or orders for the rotoprone therapy would you plese share with us. Thanks in advance....
We do in the monitored units. All RNS are required to have a moderate sedation competency completed, and current ACLS. [Non-text portions of this message have...
Does anyone have a successful family presence during resuscitation policy they'd be willing to share? Our hospital currently practices family presence, but...
In the ICU with CathLab nurses providing the conscious sedation for TEE or Endo nurses for ex.EGD. Floor nurses do not provide the conscious sedation. Sharon...
We have when it has been in the patient's best interest to get the procedure done and there were no other options. The nurse who is competent to monitor the...
I am wondering of any facilites do conscious sedation procedures (eg. TEE) on the floor at the bedside, with physician & consious sedation nurse present. Thank...
I just have a few slides. From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Summer LaSalle Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:05 PM To:...
We use AHA courses at this time but are lookinginto the flexibility the on-line ACLS renewal courses offer. Paula Coe MSN, RN, NEA-BC Director of Patient Care...
Does anyone have a good learning packet or other method of teaching RN's and MT's the differences between pediatric and adult EKGS? Summer La Salle, RN, BSN,...
The open heart recovery RN are allowed to pull the chest tubes after a documented education class on chest anatatomy and understanding chest xrays. Then then...
I was an ACLS instructor for years and recently was introduced to an online ACLS renewal through American Medical Resource Institute. They use all AHA...
We have been doing "non-ACLS" for years. ACLS is very time consuming and includes more than is required for the ICU nurse responding to resuscitations may do...
We don't have a closed unit, however we staff at the 75th percentile of frequency of census, not average (50th). This helps us reduce the need for people...
We require AHA BLS/ACLS, per hospital policy. Gloria Lau, RN, MSN, CCRN Director Critical Care Sent from my iPhone On Nov 6, 2009, at 12:17 PM, "lhawksworth"...
Hi Lisa, We require ACLS through AHA, additionally, the practice is the same for the BLS prerequisite. Erin Broccolo RN MSN-Ed CCRN CNRN Arrowhead Regional...
Does anyone have any standardized procedures for pulling pacing wires ans mediastinal chest tubes? Are your ICU nurses or advanced practice nurses doing this...
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