The costs and bed charges, as well as PHPPD, are certainly lower for the progressive care units vs. the ICU's. Being an 850 bed level I trauma center, we...
CRRT patients should be 1:1. Look at AACN guidelines. ... From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jan White Sent: Sunday,...
Our hospital has 3 ICU's and we all have the same standard for the CRRT patient , 1:1 ... From: Jan White To: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06,...
My CVU (cardiovascular unit) which has a mix of acuities, we look at the overall acuity of the patient and then assign as appropriate. Most of the time CRRT...
I work in a level 1 STICU and we have our CRRT patients as a 1:1 unless the CRRT is in SCUFF mode and then we pair them. Hope this helps. Rick McVey, ANM ...
We have them 1:1- they are usually very unstable for us. We have tried to double the stable ones in the past and then the filter would clot off or they would...
Please tell me what your Insulin Protocol(s) are for the Immediate POOH patient population in your CVICU's/SICU's. Note: if an endocrinologist is on our...
We utilize the Portland protocol for the OHS patients. It has a very tight control so virtually every patient is on an insulin infusion for at least 24 hours...
Canadian diabetes association practice guidelines recommend keeping perioperative blood sugar levels between 90-200mg/dL in the cardiac surgical patient with...
We also use the Portland Protocol and have good outcomes. Cheers, Andie Anchorage, AK ... very tight control so virtually every patient is on an insulin ...
My facility uses a very strict variation of the Portland Protocol. If the immediate post-op blood sugar is greater than 200, or two consecutive blood sugars...
Leadership training is part of the culture of our institution. We believe that we need to "grow our own" leaders. Many, many initatives are based on...
I too have a 16 bed combined ICU that recovers fresh hearts. We use CCO on every heart and our anesthesiologists will use them from time to time. We just...
I need to pick someone's brain as far as Family Presence During CPR, I would like a policy to look at and borrow from. I feel strongly about developing one...
How do you handle sitter patients in your area? We have a huge problem with this issue and are looking for possible solutions......please advicse! Thanks ......
I am diligently attempting to standardize report across my institution and am interested if anyone else has instituted the SBAR communication tool for...
I need to revamp our open heart training program. Does anyone have resources that may be helpful? Anyone have any DVD's or VHS instructions? Any textbooks or...
AACN Certification Corporation in partnership with AACN will be conducting a Practice Analysis of nurse managers. Frontline nurse managers are needed to serve...
We have PSAs (personal safety assistants) that serve as sitters. When we don't' have them available we 1:1 them. Annette Cole Merle West Medical Center ...
We use the Edwards ScvO2 catheters with the new Vigileo monitors. We don't recalibrate each day. We do not do CCO but are considering it. Roberta Basol St....
We are in the process of selecting equipment for a new hospital. We currently use the Edwards Vigilance monitor for continuous CO and SvO2. Does anyone use...
I also would be interested in a policy I could borrow from. We have had great outcomes from family presence but have not defined a policy. shannernurse...
There is a movement afoot in our 300+ bed facility, that only direct care giver's would be required to be BLS. The facility is spralling in square footage,...
