LPCH Heart Center Nursing
Quick Links
Medication
- Adult Medication Fact Sheet
- Heart Center Commonly Used Drips
- IV Medication Change Frequency
- IV Tubing Change Frequency
- Medcalc Pediatric Dosing Calculator
- Medication Dilution
- Micromedex
- Housestaff Manual
Emergency
Administration
Admission
- Isolation Quick Reference Guide
- Lab Guide
- Nares Culture for MRSA Screening
- Post Op Bed Set Up Protocol
- Medical Post Op Orders
- Surgical Post Op Orders
Discharge Teaching
Equipment
Cardiovascular
Arrhythmias
Calculators
Cardiac Anomalies
Heart Transplantation
Nursing Care
- Blood Cooler
- Chest Closure Checklist
- Dermabond
- First Hours after CV Surgery
- NIRS Probe Protocol
- Pre-op bath
- SAT Probe Documentation
Pacemakers
Vascular Access
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Transthoracic Lines
- Umbilical Arterial Catheters
- Flushing Vascular Access Lines
- In-Line Blood Sampling (Safe Set)
- Insuflon
- Priming Volumes for Catheter Lines
- Vascular Access Change Protocol
- Vascular Access Need for Device Assessment
Mechanical Support
- Bedside Nursing Management of an ECMO Patient
- Berlin Heart
- Berlin Heart PPT
- DDC & TLC Setup
- ECMO Information for Parents
- Management of an ECMO Circuit
- Mechanical Support Calendar
- Thoratec Link
Vital Signs
Gastrointestinal
Neurological
ICP and CCP Pressures
Neurological Development
Nursing Care
Pain
Procedural Sedation
Pulmonary
Chest Tubes
Chest X-Rays
Nursing Care
Renal
Policies & Procedures
Policies
Procedures
Hand Washing
Line Therapy
- Nontunneled Central Venous Catheters (NCVC): Maintenance and Management
- Peripheral Arterial Lines: Maintenance and Management
- Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) Catheter: Insertion and Management
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) and Midline Catheter: Maintenance and Management
- Transthoracic Intracardiac Lines
- Tunneled Central Venous Catheters (CVC): Maintenance and Management
- Umbilical Artery Catheter Care
- Umbilical Venous Catheter Care
Medications
- Care of the Child Receiving Flolan for Pulmonary Hypertension
- Epoprostenol (Flolan) Infusion Guidelines PICU/CVICU/IICU(3W)
- Intravenous Medication Dilution and Administration
- Medication-Related: Insulin, Continuous Intravenous Infusion
- Treprostinil (Remodulin) Infusion Guidelines PICU/CVICU/IICU(3W)
Miscellaneous
Respiratory Care
- Airway Care: Extubation
- Airway Care: Intubation, Assisting
- Inhaled Nitrogen Hypoxic Gas Mixtures
- Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation, Guideline for Nursing Care of the Infant
- Respiratory Care of the Child after Congenital Heart Surgery
- Suctioning, Oral, Nasal or Pharyngeal
- Suctioning of Ventilated Patients
- Tracheostomy Tubes: Maintenance and Care
Site Care & Dressing Changes
- Chest Tube Management
- Sternal and Thoracotomy Dressing
- Temporary Epicardial Pacer Wire Care and Removal
- Thoratec Ventrical Assist Device (VAD) Site Care/Dressing Change
Tube Feeding Information
- Enteral Feeding Administration
- Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy: Administration of Feeding and Medications
- Gastrostomy Site Care
- Nasogastric or Orogastric Tube Management
- Nasojejunal Tube - Bedside Placement
Urine Catheter Care
Peritoneal Dialysis Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis: Drawing Peritoneal Fluid Sample from Peritoneal Catheter
- Peritoneal Dialysis: Flushing of a Newly Placed and Existing Catheter
Post-Op Cardiac Surgery Topics
About the Portal
The Heart Center/Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Portal team is comprised of: Alice Rich, R.N., Assistant Nurse Manager and Winnie Yung, R.N., M.N., Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital; Christopher Stave, MLS (Librarian) and Rick Zwies (Web Production Specialist), Lane Medical Library.
The Heart Center portal is a one-stop collection of high quality online resources and tools oriented towards all nursing staff who care for patients within LPCH Heart Center. One of the functions of the portal is to increase awareness of resources that otherwise might remain hidden and under-utilized.
Mission statement
Provide a thematically organized, curated list of clinical reference, research and teaching resources.
Facilitate learning through selected high quality tutorials and reference resources.
To suggest additions and changes to this portal or if you have questions, please
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