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1. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   Great thoughts GreyGull; however, I'm assuming that He means that the ventilator flows are so low, combined with such small exhaled Vt's makes it extremely difficult for EtCO2 monitors to sample from the patient. For all intents and purposes, the mon...

2. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   Of course you must use other numbers, as well as looking at your patient when you do not have certain numbers. I'm not sure what you have for vents; however, the Servo-i is really spot on for EtCO2; however, sometimes the Vt alarm goes haywire unles...

3. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   great comments greygull, i think everyone is making this more complicated than it should be. first and foremost, always look at your patient. what are they doing, or not doing? how are their vs? sats, bp, hr? stevennp said: decreased mv (minute ...

4. Breast Milk Verification

   CHBRRT replied to CHBRRT's topic in NICU

   Yes we do as well; however, they threw this idea out there. Which was not recieved very well.

5. RT a good path towards becoming NICU RN?

   CHBRRT replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in NICU

   greygull is correct in his/her overall point about not becoming an rt; however, is incorrect about many things in the post. the following is school specific, and i'm not knowledgeable about every school so don't take my word as gold. it only takes ...

6. Need input on a patient condition please.

   CHBRRT replied to NeoPediRN's topic in PICU

   Sounds like an LP was warrented, but maybe not now because he is afebrial. I agree that it's not tracheitis as well, he is most likely colonized. This explains the + culture. Doesn't sound like it has to do with any of his history. Maybe something...

7. Breast Milk Verification

   CHBRRT posted a topic in NICU

   I am a Respiratory Therapist in a Boston NICU. Our NICU wanted to start utilizing RT's to verify breast milk prior to being administered to the patients. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this. Is it within a Respiratory Therapist's...

8. ECMO

   CHBRRT replied to 3230's topic in PICU

   Only RRT's run ECMO at Children's Hosp. Boston. There is an RN taking care of that aspect and 1 RRT that is the ECMO specialist who runs the circuit as well as the vents (Vent, Hi-Fi, and Nitric).