Tnbelle56

Tnbelle56 has 35 years experience.

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1. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

   Tnbelle56 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   The teachers have gotten smart and have a union that has made their voices heard. Otherwise, they would be just like us, downtrodden, mistreated and not being taken seriously. Matter of fact, they are trying to expand their union to include nurses. I...

2. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Manusko, That is a shame. Our team is more like PMFB-RN's, except we also check GFR. Just because a PICC is ordered does not mean they are a good candidate.

3. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Yes, I agree, RNs are allowing themselves to be driven right out of business. We need stronger cohesion...somehow, some way, or why even spend the extra time, money, and agony to become one.

4. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Libran, I personally feel that an LPNs PICC technique, with practice, can be just fine. It's all the complications that can occur later such as massive thrombus, etc... We have such a litigious society. The attorneys would be combing through the cha...

5. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   That is very true, the care should be ongoing, unfortunately not happening all the time. Ex: reported to critical care one am and nurses wanted lines activased on 2 vent patients that had been coughing quite a deal. I had the nurses obtain orders for...

6. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Pardon me for texting the attorney lost an arm (LOL!). I meant, of course to say the attorney was representing a patient that had lost an arm. Thought I had proofread that more thoroughly. And please pardon me for the run-on sentences!

7. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   People seem to miss the fact that just inserting the PICC is not all there is to a "successful" PICC. What about the maintenance....monitoring lines for thrombus, de-clotting activities such as instilling such drugs as Activase, monitoring patients f...

8. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   Wow Libran! So Indiana covers this under scope of practice for them to place PICCS?

9. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

   Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

   The above quoted poster was Esme12.

10. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

    As a nurse in a critical care area for 35 years.......I have worked with RRTs that I could not be without them as a member of the team. My issue with resp therapy inserting PICC lines is that they have other focus to their practice and IV therapy sho...

11. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

    LOL, No, of course they are not equivalent to a total knee replacement! The point I was trying to make was that they should be done by those that can devote themselves fully to them and not by those that have their time divided into different directi...

12. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

    It is disturbing to me that there are so many blurred lines between these professional disciplines. But, let me pose this to you...an ob doc, a plastic surgeon, a psychiatric and an orthopedic surgeon are all physicians. All have had some similar bas...

13. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

    How could a busy RT Dept. possibly have the time for troubleshooting and maintenance of say 200 PICCS?

14. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Tnbelle56 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion

    Being a longtime PICC Nurse who works at a large inner city hospital, I believe anyone can be taught any type of procedure, including how to perform some minor surgeries.....IF things go smoothly. BUT, with people as sick as they are when finally hos...

15. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Tnbelle56 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, hospitals are a business, and are run very inefficiently. Did I not say that they should consult the front line people for more cost saving measures? And fire the whole lot? Yeah right. No, poor customer service (nursing) equals no money. Hospit...