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1. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

   LetItBleed replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

   Odd. Both a nurse and technician could not differentiate between the waveform of extreme tachycardia and 'normal rate' (defined as 60-100bpm, sinus). You've established that the monitor was alarming 180bpm, about double the normal rate. This is not u...

2. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

   LetItBleed replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

   I'm confused. The monitor tech observed Ventricular Tachycardia, informed the nurse, and got mad at the nurse because the patient self-converted back to the underlying rhythm? Or this scenario make-believe? I think if anyone in the hospital is aware ...

3. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

   LetItBleed replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

   Once upon a time, I was a monitor tech at a Level 1 trauma center. Our telemetry unit was located in the CICU, consisted of 2-3 techs, monitoring well over 100 patients on multiple floors including ICU's. The criteria to become tech was basically pas...