Advanced Medical Care Unit (AMCU)

Location:

Street 3

# Beds:

36

Unit Manager:

Dorothea Thompson, RN

Asst. UM:

Cal Dials, RN

Clinical Educator:

Jean Ellington, RN

Type of unit:

Medical/Cardiac Stepdown

Typical nurse to patient ratio:

Primary (1:3-4) & Team nursing (RN/LPN team for 6-8 pts) is utilized

Typical pt diagnosis:

Chest pain, GI bleed, COPD, post-pacemaker insertions, post ICD insertions (implantable defibrillators), CHF, asthma, medical telemetry patients, pre/post diagnostics & interventions, multiple system medical cardiac patients

Common skills utilized:

Stepdown level acuity, all patients on telemetry (centrally monitored)

Most common meds / those nurses must be familiar with:

Antibiotics, antihypertensives, antiarrythmics, insulin, heparin

Care extenders used:

Nurse Care Techs (“super-C.N.A.s”), PCTs, Nurse Techs

Certification for Differential:

CMSRN (Cert Medical-Surgical RN), through AMSN or PCCN (ACCN)

Selling points for Unit:

Teamwork! Supportive, friendly staff. A.k.a. “The A Team”! 2nd step-down level unit, to accommodate general medical & cardiac step-down level patients (other step-down is CVU)

Learn more about AMCU and:

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