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How I Passed the CCRN®, CMC® & CSC® Certification Exams: Tips from a Nurse Who Passed

Octavia BS, RN, BSN, CCRN, CSC-CMC is a triple threat working in the Cardiovascular Medical & Surgical ICU. As you can see from her credentials, she passed all three critical care certification exams...

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Everything You Need To Know About How To Prepare For Your CCRN® and PCCN® Certifications

Are you ready to get CCRN® or PCCN® Certified? If this has been on your mind as a registered nurse working in the Critical or Progressive care setting, then getting CCRN® and/or PCCN® certified may be a very...

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Chest Tubes

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Pacing

Indications for Emergent Pacing Over the next few weeks, we are going to be chatting all things related to emergent pacing!! When it comes to emergently pacing your patient, it can be a bit intimidating…but we...

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ScvO2 vs SvO2

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

Normal ABG Interpretations Arterial blood gases (ABG) are a quick way to evaluate for respiratory, circulatory, and metabolic disorders. ABGs are ran from an arterial blood sample and give you the following results: pH...

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Hemodynamics

What Are Hemodynamics? Hemodynamics measure the basic cardiovascular function of how well the body is perfusing. To put it in simple terms, hemodynamics measure how well the heart is pumping, how much fluid is in the...

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