Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)

Location:

Swann 3

# Beds:

8

AVP:

Debi Wolf, RN, ARNP-BC

Typical nurse to patient ratio:

1:1 first 12 hours post-op, then 1:1 or 1:2 (depending on the patient)

Typical pt diagnosis:

Post open heart surgeries (bypass, valve repair/replacement, redo’s), post thoracic surgery (ex: lung surg), carditid endarderectomy, major vascular surgeries (AAA repair, aortic-bifem bypasses)

Common skills utilized:

ACLS/BLS, vent, balloon pump, CRRT, drips, typical critical care skills; Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis medication system

Most common meds / those nurses must be familiar with:

All emergency meds (ACLS), typical ICU meds

Nursing Staff:

All RN Staff

Care extenders used:

No. Occasional Nurse Tech to assist.

Selling points for Unit:

Great people to work with! Highly skilled staff. CV anesthesiologist is also CV Intensivist.

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