Preventing the Game of Phones: Increasing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Nursing Rounds in the ICU

As an ICU nurse or technician, the beginning of any shift inevitably begins with nursing rounds or report. While some days are smoother than others, oftentimes, rounds can feel like a never-ending…

Technician CPR Demonstration

DoveLewis Technician Trainer Jessica Waters-Miller, CVT, demonstrates CPR techniques on the hospital floor.

ICU Bootcamp: Passive Range of Motion and Patient Recumbency Techniques

DoveLewis Technician Courtney Menke, CVT, VTS (ECC) reviews how to perform passive range of motion exercises with hospitalized patients.

ICU Bootcamp: Recumbent Patient Care

As part of the DoveLewis Technician ICU Bootcamp, Technician Trainer Jessica Waters-Miller, CVT reviews caring for recumbent patients.

My Intern Year at DoveLewis

My internship is coming to an end at DoveLewis Emergency and Specialty Animal Hospital, and reflecting on the past year I can see significant growth in myself as a clinician. I came to DoveLewis with…

ICU Bootcamp: Nosocomial Infections and Iatrogenic Injuries

DoveLewis Nursing Care and Quality Administrator, Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS (ECC), reviews how veterinary patients can acquire nosocomial infections in the ICU, and the technicians role in prevention and care.

ICU Bootcamp: Risky Business

DoveLewis Technician Andrea Maimer, CVT, discusses how to identify and manage at-risk patients in the ICU.

ICU Bootcamp: Splitting a Blood Unit

Having an on-site blood bank means that DoveLewis patients have access to life-saving transfusions in minutes. Learn from Blood Bank Coordinator Kelsey Reinauer, CVT, about how to split blood units for multiple transfusions.

ICU Bootcamp: Oxygen Therapy in the ICU

Oxygen therapy is a modality used every day in the ICU. Learn from Nursing Care and Quality Administrator, Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS (ECC) about how technicians can safely use oxygen therapy to better care for critical patients.

ICU Bootcamp: Administering Blood

DoveLewis Technician and Blood Bank Coordinator Kelsey Reinauer, CVT, reviews how to administer blood products to patients.