Peeps Mcarthur

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1. Learning thread (ER medicine)

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   By ERslave I suppose if you could somehow get one arm extended you could just measure to the manubrium and multiply by 2, but that's not likely without a block and tackle on a contracted...

2. Learning thread (ER medicine)

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   By ERslave Why not just measure from the feet to the head? Like a big fish :chuckle That way you could stay on the same side of the

3. Learning thread (ER medicine)

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   By Nightengale This is to maintain the airway. The head is disproportionate,true, but the airway will be occluded if you don't put something under the shoulders and that is the reason for the...

4. Obesity in the hospital

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

   Hasn't Medicaid just listed obesity as a disease and therefore tx for it will be reimbursed? I'm going to EMT-B school in the fall. I know from lurking on some boards for EMS that the abuse of the...

5. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   BTW, If you are capable of rendering medical intervention, then stop and assist. In other words, if you paid attention in CPR and know how to do it correctly then you are likely the most qualified...

6. Husband won't see Dr...Should he?

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to Chevelle's topic in General Nursing

   A man cannot be forced. A man must decide that it's the right thing to do. This man's decisions are clearly tied to work ethic and he works in an occupation dominated by men's rules of survival. Get...

7. Husband won't see Dr...Should he?

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to Chevelle's topic in General Nursing

   Simple..................tell him he has to go to the doc so an obviouse impending (emergent) medical disability won't interfere with his ability to earn a paycheck. His motivation is not in his...

8. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   By TeeitupTom OR................You could play it as it lies. I think there is an exception and you would be wise not to incur a penalty stroke by moving the victim out of your line to the hole...

9. Any hearing-impaired nurses out there? Need advice.

   Peeps Mcarthur replied to kynurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   I have hearing loss in the higher ranges. I broke down and went into see an audiologist when I realized that the tinnitus that had developed was keeping me from doing BPs properly or taking complete...

10. "I don't know who to vote for?"

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to Blackcat99's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've lived in America all of my life. I have never been without healthcare coverage or a job for more than a month. For most government assistance I made too much money, even working in a fast food...

11. Question from a Respiratory Therapist

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to petrosian's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Farkinott, Why do you think I'm bitter about it? As far as I'm concerned, it's a great relief to not have to think that there's something wrong with me because I don't fully embrace the nursing model....

12. Question from a Respiratory Therapist

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to petrosian's topic in Online Distance Learning

    By Petrosian Same here. I "graduated" from Crestwood Career Academy that was in Tempe AZ. It closed a few years after due to the fact that they were a paper mill. I learned everything OJT after...

13. Question from a Respiratory Therapist

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to petrosian's topic in Online Distance Learning

    By Linda_Weg Don't fool yourself Linda. The world of nursing is many galaxies away from the medical model you've been dabbling in. In neonatology you're at the top of the heap among staff RTs...

14. my college is scaring me

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to Rhee's topic in General Nursing

    By Sussanna I never worked as a nurse. I got through a semester of nursing classes and decided that the idea of blending medical and nursing theory was not what I thought it would be. I am very...

15. Question from a Respiratory Therapist

    Peeps Mcarthur replied to petrosian's topic in Online Distance Learning

    By Stopnik I was an RT over 12 years ago. Some of the drudgery of running aerosol txs in succession every 4 hours with the same patients may be done away with by now. There would be nights when...