RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes ICU RN

Number of Beds: 10 - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2 - Required Certifications: BLS and ACLS - Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients: Medical ICU - Experience or 'Must Have' Skills: Telemetry, Vent, Drip Titrations - Are RNs Required to Titrate Drips?: Yes - Common Titratable &/or Set Rate Drips: Cardiac, Sedation, and Paralytics - Is There a Charge Nurse on Each Shift?: Yes - Does the Charge Nurse Take an Assignment?: Yes - Are There Nurse Aids/Patient Care Techs on This Unit? Ratios? Duties?: Not All the Time - Hospitalist &/or Intensivist In House 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?: Yes - RT in ICU 24/7?: Yes - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs Required to Do Anything With These Besides Troubleshoot?: NA - Are There Tele/Monitor Techs on This Unit? Are RNs Required to Read Their Own Strips?: Yes and Yes - Shifts & Scheduling: Self Scheduling but Subject to Change to Present a Balanced Schedule - Weekend Requirements: 6 Weekend Shifts in a 6 Week Period - Holiday Requirements: 2 Summer and 3 Winter - Is There a Call or Standby Requirement?: No - Floating Requirements: Yes - May Be Pulled to the Floor - Scrub Color/Dress Code: Galaxy Blue - How Many Shifts of Unit/Department Specific Orientation?: 1-2 Shifts