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  1. Scope of practice

    DST2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can a pulmonary care nurse run vents, or does it still have to be a R.T.? Or is up to that hospitals guidelines? Today at work the Physician ordered different vent settings via in house telephone and...

  2. Law enforcement to nursing

    DST2RN replied to Fox1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ya I'll need al the luck I can get. When you get the golden hand shake in the only job you ever prepared for and now have to go back out into the world and find a new one, man it sucks. All my aunts...

  3. Law enforcement to nursing

    DST2RN replied to Fox1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Injury forced....DST is short for Deputy sheriff

  4. Law enforcement to nursing

    DST2RN replied to Fox1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm gonna try the

  5. Schooling options

    DST2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I am a 31 yr old male from so.cal, I am giving considerable thought to a lvn program, in hopes of bridging to a R.N. program, Is this a wise choice? My situation demands I work full-time,...

  6. Schooling options

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just cause, U lost me man with CNS,APN,CNM and

  7. Are RRT's NRP certified?

    DST2RN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is NRP certification just a nurse cert. I know not all the rt's at my hospital can work NICU/LnD I know they have to be trained,qualified and signed off by the Nicu M.D. chief of staff. Our RT's also...

  8. Why the salary difference?

    DST2RN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At my hospital which is a 430 room district hospital and I only know about my Hospital which is located in california. I was talking to our nurse practioner and our PA-C and they were going over there...

  9. Why the salary difference?

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know everyone has there own reasons for choosing there profession and money may not be the driving factor, I'm new to the healthcare world and I admit I'm sure I have misrepresentation about alot of...

  10. Are RRT's NRP certified?

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is NRP/PALS given during the two year RT course or is it something one usually picks up outside the program via another route of training or

  11. Are RRT's NRP certified?

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, all of the RT's in the nicu which also handles Lnd can intubate they can not work alone or be primary until the Doctor signs them off on intubation and other certain neonatal functions, they can...

  12. Er Vs Ob

    DST2RN replied to mjsobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our maternity center is outside in a total different building say a 1/8 mile away so if they come into our E.R. the triage practioner will take a look if it's close or ready to do a stop and drop as...

  13. death

    DST2RN replied to JBirdAngel's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our Lvn's or RN's put them in the bag then security transports them to the morgue and and also releases to morturary transport as far as all this cleaning stuff. Depends if the deputies or coroner is...

  14. Out of scope or being a professional?

    DST2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm new to the world of nursing and hospital enviroment and hear alot about scope of practice and such . But a couple days ago while going about my non medical staff duties in the ER waiting area...

  15. Out of scope or being a professional?

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    [ This baby was lucky because it didn't have to wait for the RT to be called. Thats what the assigned R.N. was makin light of , when he said what better then to have a RT standin right there. I asked...

  16. Er Charge Nurses

    DST2RN replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Our E.R. charge nurses are divided into 4 color coded zones they each have a zone , they pretty much assign tasks handle issues with patients take complaints and until I started workin at a hospital...

  17. Out of scope or being a professional?

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I kinda figured it was okay but wasn't sure , the ER desk is a RN assigned position. He just happened to be there while his buddy (the RN assigned to the desk) took a patient back to the back....

  18. POLL: How many births/yr and do you have in-house anesthesia / OB providers?

    DST2RN replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    6281 to be exact for 2006 Yes to both question but we have a couple of each and they have there own little bedrooms in our L&D

  19. Former RT's now RN's

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you plan to go to RN school after RT school? What do you hope to do with your RT? I would like to one day work in the NICU or PEDS , our NICU only allows seasoned RT'S in the unit , and maybe work...

  20. Former RT's now RN's

    DST2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have 3 out of the 5 people I know taking nursing science to become a R.N. officially fail out. While talking to a newer R.N. who was a RT, I opened my big mouth and said I'm sure glad I'm taking...

  21. Former RT's now RN's

    DST2RN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, at the college, I'm taking the class at, nursing science is 4 semesters and RT is 4 semesters and 1 mandatory summer session. both have similiar pre reqs BIO, ANAT, CHEM, etc. Like I said...

  22. Can it be aquired??

    DST2RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Hospital employee, I work at a 400 room full service Hospital, though I am not a medical staff employee, I am a support staff as they call it. I have a desire to be a RT no this isnt a RT VS....