RRTM2

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1. RT vs RRT

   RRTM2 replied to Valanda's topic in General Nursing

   if you really want to work with the gadgets, have you considered biomed? it's 2 years for a degree and the machines you could play with then! this is an example of a school -...

2. Phlebotomy: 25 Gauge Needle Question

   RRTM2 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   we use 25ga ABG

3. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

   RRTM2 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   one shift with 5 ventilators is 60 hand washings just for vent checks and treatments... plus re-taping, transports and whatever else comes up. my hands are raw after a few days. thanks very much for...

4. abg values

   RRTM2 replied to mickeyfan's topic in General Students

   #1 – yes (edit: make that a no. daytonite is correct in her post below - it is respiratory alkalosis. sorry! and thanks daytonite!) #2 – no you are correct that it’s a metabolic mechanism, but...

5. abg values

   RRTM2 replied to mickeyfan's topic in General Students

   This is just an easy way to put a name on it. You really need to know all the information previously mentioned to know what's going on with your patient... to know why their ABG looks this way and...

6. help!

   RRTM2 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   hello... RT question... when i see this, let the RN know? thanks! ....and the beat goes

7. Need tips...meeting attorney re: pt liabilty case

   RRTM2 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

   i would bring an attorney with me. they may just be gathering facts, but you have rights too, and your attorney will make sure you keep

8. Bipap

   RRTM2 replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

   IPAP = ventilation. Higher settings increase the tidal volume, which lowers C02 levels. EPAP isn't exactly PEEP but you can think of it that way. It's a lower amount of positive pressure keeping the...

9. Asthma Attacks

   RRTM2 replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

   ]I have asthma, so I’ll tell you what helps for me when a bad one hits and I don’t have meds. ]Fresh air]. No smoke, dust or potential allergens. ]Sit]. I’m using all of my accessory muscles to...

10. ABG's.................????

    RRTM2 replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ]I read the link, and I was done with my 2 cents, but then I thought maybe I should say something, just to avoid confusion for someone. ]The definition of Sa02 in the article is true but #4 is a...

11. ABG's.................????

    RRTM2 replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ]Look up the 'Oxygen Dissociation Curve'. ]Pa02 measures partial pressure of oxygen in the blood (plasma & hemoglobin). ]Sa02 measures the percentage of available hemoglobin actually carrying...

12. Max pressure on an intubation cuff

    RRTM2 replied to essedus's topic in General Nursing

    ]From Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care: ]cuff pressure - between 20 and 25mmHg, or 25 and

13. Understaffed and sick of it!!

    RRTM2 replied to kate1969's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ]Honestly, I think you might want to think about moving on. ]Are there are other places to work now that you have some experience to back you? Have you considered acute care instead of a...

14. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    RRTM2 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    We were told in our orientation that Press Gainey scores would be used by insurance providers and Medicare as a tool when they negotiate payments. Lower scores = lower payments to that hospital....

15. buying a pulse ox of my own?

    RRTM2 replied to LanaBanana's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    wow, did this turn into something! it's only a crummy little pulse ox. j ultimately i do think that it's the hospital's responsibility to supply the equipment we need to care for the pts. but here in...