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  1. ventilators vs ambubag

    I have seen patients bagged with sats falling just into the lower 80's when on a ventilator. Even when the pt was ventilated with the BVM, the sats did not seem to improve in this particular case. Although I agree with the others - I would have sucti...
  2. Utah surgeons against AA's

    I personally believe that AA's need to be phased into the picture more, especially in large hospitals. The salary is less than an MD/CRNA which would save the hospital money and they can be a knowledgeable and effective part of the healthcare team. T...
  3. so I blush really bad...

    I am an ex-sufferer of this embarrassing nonsense as well. Check out this link: Blushing explained | Better Health Channel Personally, I had great success with 0.5mg of Xanax in the morning. Eventually after going through psychotherapy and discoveri...
  4. teaching phlebotomy class

    http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0781761387 I was actually just looking through this book yesterday since it caught my eye. It appears to be rather detailed. In the procedures section, it provides the rationale for each step which ...
  5. Emotional Stress - "You're a what?!"

    Thanks for the replies. This isn't what's going on the workplace. I enjoy working, it's just those few select people lately that have really been putting me on edge. I'm sure as more males go into the field and those who have a misconception about us...
  6. If this post is more suitable for the Male Nursing forum, please move it there. Lately here, I have just been some overwhelmed with all of the negative comments I have been receiving as a male nurse. Not from patients, but from "friends" and even som...
  7. Starting a Boarding Home

    Wow, I can only imagine what type of work and dedication this would take. Kudos to you for willing to hop in the boat! What I would do, personally is search around for a decent lawyer that you are comfortable with enough to have through the entire pr...
  8. Age for Certications

    I have several family members and friend who are interested in joining part of the health care field, however are not 18 yet. For the most part, I've explained that many certifications are available when you become 18 simply due to liability and insu...
  9. Question about Heimlich Maneuver and restaurants.

    I would contact the manager and tell them the case, and explain to them that you are not licensed to teach first aid but are a registered nurse, and would be more than happy to simply teach the knowledge of the procedure to the waitstaff - although, ...
  10. My outlook on medical assistants is this: I have no problem with them practicing the things that are in their scope of practice. AS LONG as they have received QUALITY education and training before practicing. I strongly disagree with doctors hiring t...
  11. New LPN starting LTC, what "things" are needed

    I think most of what I'd suggest is covered already. - BP cuff (even if you're not sharing, you never know when something may malfunction or you need to take something right away and don't have time to run and get some of the facilities equipment. - ...
  12. Having A Nursing School Freak Out!

    When you get a doctor in the room and all of those nurses start jabbering, I don't know how anyone could hear themselves think sometimes! I can relate, and I'm sure loads of other people can. In nursing school, you should learn the BASIC fundamentals...
  13. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    I'm a bit confused about something: when you discovered the pictures, was this part of company policy to research the applicant over the internet or was this something you did yourself? I am 50/50 here. For now, I'd leave it be. The relationship was ...
  14. my drug-seeking nurse patient

    Oh goodness! Good luck dealing with this gal. I'd talk to my manager and get the heck off of her case. I wouldn't want anything to do with her crazy actions. Why is she being admitted? If there is no good reason for her to be there in the hospital wh...
  15. Well, in about four years I have never once had to perform the heimlich maneuver on anyone for any reason. Tonight, during eating dinner with my grandparents my grandmother had an obstruction. She was coughing at first, then she completely got quiet....