ICU Nurse Cheat Sheets Hyperlinked PDF | New Grad Nurse Study Guide | Vasoactive Drips, Ventilator, Sepsis, Shock | Critical Care Printable

Walk onto the ICU knowing what every drip does, what every alarm means, and what to do next.

This 29-page cheat sheet bundle is made for new grad nurses, nurses starting in the ICU or stepdown, and senior nursing students in critical care. It covers the drips, the vent, the lines and the emergencies in plain language, with nursing actions and memory tricks on every page. I'm Anna, RN, BSN, PHN, a nurse educator and former nursing instructor. I've been helping nursing students and new nurses through NurseStudy.Net since 2012.

What's Inside

• Shift organization: bedside safety check, report sheet tips, hour-by-hour timeline
• Systems-based ICU assessment table and GCS
• Hemodynamics made simple: MAP, CVP, CO/CI, SVR, preload, afterload, art line leveling
• 12 vasoactive drips: norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, phenylephrine, dopamine, dobutamine, milrinone, nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, nicardipine, esmolol, diltiazem. What each does, common uses, key nursing cautions
• Sedation and pain: propofol, dexmedetomidine, midazolam, fentanyl, RASS, CAM-ICU, ABCDEF bundle
• Insulin and heparin drip basics (protocol-driven), HIT, potassium
• Mechanical ventilation: modes, settings, high vs low alarms, DOPE, ABG adjustments, VAP bundle
• Central lines and CLABSI bundle, arterial lines, chest tubes, EVDs, ICP and CPP
• Sepsis Hour-1 bundle and shock types side by side
• Rapid response, code roles, ACLS in brief, H's and T's, post-cardiac arrest care
• DKA drip care, GI bleed and massive transfusion, CRRT basics
• SBAR, bedside handoff and family communication
• All memory tricks on one page
• 25 ICU/NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales
• Blank ICU report brain sheet (print as many as you need)

Good For

• New graduate nurses and nurse residency programs
• Nurses starting in ICU, stepdown, or progressive care
• Senior nursing students in critical care and capstone
• NCLEX-RN review of high-acuity topics

Details

• Hyperlinked: clickable contents page and bookmarks, easy to use in GoodNotes or Notability
• Instant digital download
• One PDF, 29 pages
• US letter size (8.5 x 11 in)
• Print at home or use in GoodNotes or Notability

Please Note

• This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped.
• Due to the digital nature, all sales are final.
• For personal use only. Please do not share or resell.
• For study use. It does not replace your orientation or unit protocols. Always follow your school's materials, your facility's policies and protocols, and provider orders.

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