RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
- Unit: MedSurg/Tele
- # beds: unit is divided into 300 unit which is 14 beds and the 'main' unit which is 44 beds
- Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
- Ratios: 1 to 4
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: No
- Nurse Aides: one on night shift, one on mid shift, and 3-4 on day shift
- Weekend Requirement: every other (4 weekend shifts in 4 week schedule)
- Holidays: work them in with perm staff rotation
- Scrub Color: navy
- Tele: phillips - they do have a monitor tech
- Nurse's Read Strips: yes
- Drips: amiodarone, heparin, cardizem, fixed rate insulin*** nitro, dopamine (only for renal dosing)
- Vents: no but may get bipap or cpap
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: on call after hours
- IV Team: no
- RT 24/7: yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: No - use marian for after hours after 10pm
- Shifts: 12 hr shifts 6-6
- Floating: must float between 300 unit and the main unit
- Floor specific orientation: 6 hours of orientation
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: 300 unit - surgical, ortho, medical, may get heparin 'main unit' - more cardiac focused, stepdown type of acuity - post cath, post pacemaker, post PCI, TAVR day 1 or greater, CABG day 1 or greater, sepsis, resp distress