HMartinho

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1. Oxygen order changes

   HMartinho replied to Danztam's topic in General Nursing

   Protocols!! This is why I love protocols. Protocols just keep us from look like a complete idiot, and use our own brain. Yes, oxygen is a drug, but, for real, are you telling me that I need to call a doctor every single minute, to titrate oxygen on ...

2. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

   HMartinho replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I didn't mean it wasn't. However, there are some countries in Europe, like Germany, where nurses can not refuse doctor's orders/prescriptions, like we can in Portugal or USA, or other countries. I can not even imagine how unsafety are to work i...

3. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

   HMartinho replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

   I can't even recall how many times I got yelled by a doctor. The last time was last Friday, when I refuse to give 20 mEq of KCL, as ordered. However, the patient last potassium level was 5,6 mEq/L. So, a chart it properly and stated my reasons to ski...

4. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

   HMartinho replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

   In Portugal we really use a lot of IV acetaminophen, with some good results. But thankfully, the hospital where I attend my orthopedic clinical, have protocols for pain management, and nurses can give some drugs per protocol, without an MD prescripti...

5. Do you ever say "no" to an inhaler request?

   HMartinho replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

   He/she is right. I've seen a lot of asthma exacerbations during my Pediatric ER clinical, some with a lot of wheezing (that wheeze you can hear even without a stethoscope) with pulse ox between 95-100%. A friend of mine is just an exemple. She had an...

6. Someone can explain my doubt?

   HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

   > I forgot to put here the link of the video lol. my head is even forgotten lol Here is it! Thanks for the links you put here :)

7. Someone can explain my doubt?

   HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

   Yes it is. This article is a bit old, but is the reality of our country. There are very few Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Car (VMER) and the alternative was to put nurses on board the ambulance with an EMT-B within the country to stabilize the...

8. Someone can explain my doubt?

   HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I'm from Portugal but I wanted to compare the differences between the two countries (Portugal and United States or UK too), because in the future, i liked being a nurse, and work in USA (I don't like Portugal lol). You're right! There are other ...

9. Someone can explain my doubt?

   HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the answer. I made this question for curiosity. In Portugal I know that some times are the nurses who intubate the sick person in the ressuscitation room and other services (the nurses trained in advanced life support), therefore exist a g...

10. Someone can explain my doubt?

    HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

    Just one more question: a "pre-hospital" nurse and a emergency nurse can do a endotracheal intubation and a manual defibrillation?

11. Someone can explain my doubt?

    HMartinho replied to HMartinho's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I was referring to physical therapists Pre-hospital nurse:Those nurses working in ALS ambulance, and nurses who make transfers of critical patients to other hospitals, or even nurses called "flight nurse"...

12. Someone can explain my doubt?

    HMartinho posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone explain me what's the difference between a nurse anesthetist and an anesthesiologist? Between a rehabilitation nurse and a physiotherapist? Between a psychiatric and mental health nurse and a psychologist? Between a pre-hospital nurse and...

13. Anyone can help me? I want study in USA...

    HMartinho posted a topic in International

    Hello everyone. I'm a portuguese student and i have 17 years. When I finished high school, I want to study nursing in the United States of America. Someone can help me to clarify my doubts? How can I do to study nursing there? the course is very ...