Damon McGill BSN, RN

Emergency Room and ICU

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    The Unsung Hero of The Emergency Department: The 24G IV Catheter

    Damon McGill posted a topic in Emergency

    Nurses are taught that critical care patients (gunshots to the chest or abdomen, car wrecks, etc.) need two large-bore IV catheters. This is a fact, but not all patients coming to the emergency...
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    How to Start an IV with an Ultrasound Machine: Transverse Mode

    Damon McGill posted a topic in Critical Care

    This article does not apply to central lines, nor does it go into the theory of ultrasound technology. For in-depth knowledge of ultrasound technology refer to ultrasound textbooks. Do not be...
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    How to Start an IV with an Ultrasound Machine: Transverse Mode

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Critical Care

    Mr. Ortiz, I enjoyed reading your response. You are obviously patient about patient care. I will have to disagree with your comments. After you have worked for almost two decades as a trauma...
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    How to Start an IV with an Ultrasound Machine: Transverse Mode

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Critical Care

    Always sage
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill posted a topic in Travel

    So much false information surrounds travel nursing and the IRS. Some nurses believe they are cheating the IRS by receiving a housing stipend tax-free from their employers and it's only a matter of...
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    What is your definition of a tax
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    You are absolutely
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    The Unsung Hero of The Emergency Department: The 24G IV Catheter

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Emergency

    In the end, with difficult IVs the ultrasound machine is the way to go to get a solid IV, but if you only have to give pain meds to a patient, a 24G is wonderful, but they are soft and won't last...
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    I am glad you are all knowing about CPAs. That makes me feel better. At the core of your nonsensical argument that talks about things my article does not, are you saying that Pub 463 applies to travel...
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    A CPA understands what a W2 deduction is. It is a deduction against your taxable
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    Please refer to a
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    The best advice I can give is to ask your travel company, where they are getting their “50-mile-rule” from. I have heard 50, 75, and 100 miles over the years. If they refer to Pub 463, then it is...
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    Agencies are not individual travel nurses. The article is about individual travel nurses. If you take the housing stipend and do not take deductions against your W2 income, PUB 463 does not apply. It...
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    Travel Nursing Versus the IRS: IRS Publication 463

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Travel

    Please read Pub 463. It does not apply to travel nurses. You are taking parts of 463 like “tax home” and applying. It is just not
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    Blood transfusion administration scenario question

    Damon McGill replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    As a cancer survivor that has received blood many times and a nurse who has given a river of blood to patients, I see nothing else that needs to be done. Treat the patient not the monitor or a single,...
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    The Unsung Hero of The Emergency Department: The 24G IV Catheter

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Emergency

    1200 ml/hr is the theoretical maximum the catheter can take. That said, I have done 999 ml/hr many times on DKA/drug patients that had no veins we could find at the
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    The Unsung Hero of The Emergency Department: The 24G IV Catheter

    Damon McGill replied to Damon McGill's topic in Emergency

    Agreed, CT will not use a 24G. Many patients just need pain meds. I had the CNO’s mom one night. I put in a 24G and gave her 4mg of morphine and 4mg of Zofran and sent her home. Thus, the legend of...