Around the year 2008 an agency nurse intubated a patient that was obtunded, had decreased respirations, and decreased oxygen saturation and was ultimately barred from the hospital….What If…that nurse had not performed the intubation and the patient had coded and died. The setting is a level one teaching hospital ICU that has a residency/fellowship program. […]
Archives for April, 2015
1. Joint Commission Core Measures for Acute Myocardial Infarction PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) with 90 minutes. Fibrinolytic Therapy Received within 30 Minutes of Hospital Arrival. Aspirin given on arrival to facility and prescribed at discharge. ACE inhibitor (Lisinopril, Vasotec, and Captopril are examples) prescribed if EF (ejection fraction) <40%. Beta blocker (Metoprolol and Coreg […]