MiCountry

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1. Frequency of running/documenting telemetry strips

   MiCountry replied to BennyRsMom's topic in CCU

   We document q6h but I have been checking this closer. When we print a strip directly from the monitor the st is documented in the text area. Wheb we print it from the history the st is not documented. Have you noticed this w your posted strips?

2. health insurance

   MiCountry replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

   I pay $25 PPP for a family plan which includes me and 4 children, but have about a $4000 annual deductable, 15$ copay for office visits. Found it often cheaper to have meds filled at Walmart than use the hospital pharmacy as they change a minimum of ...

3. Paramedic triage

   MiCountry replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

   When our ambulance service was hospital bases, we used paramedics in our triage. It has worked well. They helped ED out in their downtime this way. I took my children in several times, and was very happy with how well they triaged real emergencies ...

4. medication labeling

   MiCountry replied to robertkelleher's topic in Safety

   1 I work in a 6 bed general ICU. I would label syringes with at least a piece of tape with the drug name, especially if it being hung as a secondary on a pump. Most of our meds are unit doses so they are labelled in little premade packages. We just...