12.5.1 Preparation of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
The bed space is prepared while the child is in the operating room. The actual bed is stocked with all the equipment needed to transport the patient from the Operating Room (OR) to the CICU. This equipment includes primed and labeled transducers, transducer holder, manual resuscitation bag, appropriate sized masks, full oxygen tank, transport monitor, and bed linens as appropriate. The bed is taken to the OR so that the patient can be transported from the OR suite to the CICU in the bed in which they will recover.
The bedside in the CICU is also set up while the child is in the OR. Table 12.2 lists the equipment that is needed at each bedside to accept a postoperative patient.
The RN who is going to receive the patient from the OR will receive a phoned report from the OR nurse.