ICU Decision Lab

Make the next bedside call with a plan.

Quick-reference guides and short case breakdowns for ICU nurses and CCRN and CMC candidates. Built for the moment the numbers change and you need to know what to check first.

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Created by Mohamad Khan, BSN, RN, CCRN, CMC. 8 years in CVICU, CTICU, and Level 1 trauma ICUs.

HR118
ABP84/41(55)
SpO₂91
MAP 55 and pressor needs are climbing. What do you check before you titrate again?

Guides and programs

Downloads you can keep on your phone, organized around bedside decisions rather than textbook chapters. Start with the free checklist.

  • Free

    Pre-Arrest Warning Signs Checklist

    A one-page bedside checklist of the early signs and vital-sign trends to act on before a patient codes.

    Get it free

  • $17

    ICU Advanced Pearls Pack

    22 one-page cheat sheets, each built from a real ICU case, for the decisions standard algorithms don't cover.

    Get the pack

  • $27

    ICU Shift Control™

    A clinical operating system for your shift that trains you to spot the patient who is slowly declining before an alarm goes off.

    Get Shift Control

  • $97

    The 30-Day CCRN® Decision Sprint

    A 30-day CCRN prep program built around clinical decision-making instead of memorization.

    Start the sprint

Membership is opening soon

One subscription for new case breakdowns, updated guides, and CCRN and CMC review as it's released.

$19 per month, planned

  • New case breakdowns built from real ICU decision points
  • Every guide, with updates as practice changes
  • First access to the CCRN Adult study app now in development

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For hospitals and ICU educators

Case-based in-services for your unit, taught by a bedside critical care nurse and former ICU educator. Topics include vasopressor management, ventilator troubleshooting, and new-to-ICU orientation.

Formats can be in person or virtual and sized for a unit huddle or a full skills day.

Plan an in-service

Tell us your unit, the topic, and your timeline. We'll reply with options.

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Short case breakdowns at @.icudecisionlab.

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