Sentences with phrase «chest tube care»

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Also, the overall quality of postoperative care and surveillance can not be extrapolated from SEER - Medicare data; nor can patient preferences and quality of life, which might be considerably different between the two substantially different treatments: SABR, an outpatient procedure with no incisions versus SLR, an inpatient procedure involving incisions and a chest tube.

It needs to be repeatedly drained, but it is so thick that it will not generally go through a needle, and so a chest tube needs to be placed, which tends to require 24 hour care, such as in an ICU.

¥ Coordinated care efforts with physicians and support staff for transplant patients ¥ Worked in the cardiac care unit and monitored patients following heart surgery ¥ Ensured that patients were properly prepared for scheduled surgeries ¥ Assisted with bed side cardioversions and chest tube insertions ¥ Trained new nursing staff at the request of the Nursing Manager ¥ Provided incision care and treated wound infections.

Provided care to adult and geriatrics patient's in an acute care Telemetry / Medical Surgical Unit post-status knee or hip replacements, bowel resections, chest tube insertion or removal, thyroidectomy, traction application preoperatively, IV therapy, and NG tube insertion or removal.

Cared for patients with multiple chest tubes, epicardial pacemakers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and on ventilatory support, requiring constant and close assessment.

Proficient with ventilators, tracheotomies, wound management, hemovacs, chest tubes, NG / PEG tube feedings, colostomy care, peritoneal dialysis and Jackson - Pratt drains.

In my state LPNs can: place NG tubes, indwelling catheters, place dobhoffs (feeding tubes), give injections, Phlebotomy, start and maintain IVs, hang piggybacks, medication administration, respiratory therapy, wound care, set up and assist chest tube placements, maintain chest tubes, train and supervise CNAs, care plans... lots of care plans, and much more.

Professional Nursing, Inc. (Chicago, IL) 05/2006 — 06/2008 Agency Staff Registered Nurse II — Critical Care & Cardiac Telemetry Care • Serve as an Agency Registered Nurse in multiple hospitals and critical care facilities throughout Illinois • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC liCare & Cardiac Telemetry Care • Serve as an Agency Registered Nurse in multiple hospitals and critical care facilities throughout Illinois • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC liCare • Serve as an Agency Registered Nurse in multiple hospitals and critical care facilities throughout Illinois • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare facilities throughout Illinois • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC lines.

Resurrection Medical Centre (Chicago, IL) 06/2005 — 06/2008 Critical Care Float Registered Nurse — Critical Care & Cardiac Telemetry • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC liCare Float Registered Nurse — Critical Care & Cardiac Telemetry • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC liCare & Cardiac Telemetry • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC lines.

Bedside RN: Caring for cardiac patients including post-op CABG, post-op valve replacement / repair, ablations, EP studies, pacers (permanent and temporary), chest tubes, chest pain workups, pre-cath workup, etc..

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge, IL) 01/2002 — Present Clinician II — Cardiac Telemetry Care • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC liCare • Manage direct patient care of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare of critically - ill patients in critical care unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit and cardiac telemetry care unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC licare unit • Assist physicians, registered respiratory therapists, registered nurses in bedside cardioversion • Perform bedside removal of chest tube, epicardial wires, arterial lines, Central and PICC lines.