CVICU Companion
lead
Clinical Content Lead
Mobile Developer
Overview
CVICU Companion is a mobile app built specifically for new cardiovascular ICU nurses. It consolidates everything a new CVICU nurse needs—digital report sheets, postoperative timelines, drip references, hemodynamic quick-references, chest tube trackers, task checklists, and orientation progress tracking—into a single app. Instead of juggling printed cheat-sheets and sticky notes, nurses get structured, CVICU-specific tools they can reference during shifts and use to track their growing competency through orientation.
Mission
Value Proposition
CVICU Companion is a mobile app purpose-built for new CVICU nurses. It replaces the chaotic stack of printed cheat-sheets, paper report forms, and sticky notes with everything in one place:
- Digital report sheet — structured handoff templates built for CVICU
- CABG postoperative timeline — what to expect hour-by-hour and day-by-day after bypass
- Chest tube documentation tracker — log output, tidaling, and removal criteria
- Common ICU drips reference — quick-lookup for titration ranges, indications, and compatibilities (education only, not a dosing calculator)
- Hemodynamic quick-reference — normal ranges, waveforms, and what to watch for
- Shift task checklist — customizable daily to-dos so nothing slips
- Orientation progress tracker — track skills sign-offs, check-ins, and milestones through orientation