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    How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    GilaRRT replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

    As others have said, being older is often not a problem. I was nineteen when I started nursing school, but was thirty when I started respiratory school. There are many what some would call...
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    ACLS Provider Manual

    GilaRRT replied to chicagoboy's topic in General Nursing

    April, 2011 is the publish date of the current book. You can go to many places like Amazon to buy the book. Make sure you buy a book that has the cards because the cards will be very
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    Western Governers students: Can someone describe RN-BSN flow?

    GilaRRT replied to tater.jake's topic in Western Governors University

    I completed the RN to BSN programme about a year ago. I had to complete 44 units. Was able to complete 26 units the first term, then completed the final 18 units the second term. It's actually a...
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    Ventillator brands used.

    GilaRRT replied to Stevenyzwife's topic in MICU, SICU

    The Servo-i, Evita XL and the PB 840 are three of the most common ventilators in the United States. However, you may run into many different types throughout the United States including older types...
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    GilaRRT replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No horn tooting here. I happen to have a good appreciation of these particular topics because I am both a respiratory therapist and registered nurse, therefore I think I have something to offer....
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    GilaRRT replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My problem with this Oxygen business are nurses who are practicing that truly believe any patient with COPD who receives more than 2 LPM via NC will spontaneously combust as their head pops of and...
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    GilaRRT replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, pH is such a complex "doctor" concept. It's not like we are calculating pKa values for carbonic acid or anything exceedingly complex on this thread. I would agree with your point if we were...
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    GilaRRT replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, pH change is going to be the primary
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    GilaRRT replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There exists a very important point that most people do not consider. Carbon dioxide by its self does not really effect breathing. Our primary stimulus to breath is not based on CO2 levels. In fact,...
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    Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    GilaRRT replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty harsh comments directed at somebody who is probably ignorant about what we do. I assume many of us are ignorant about what other professionals do in their day to day work. I've even experienced...
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    No wonder our profession is messed up

    GilaRRT replied to NeuroNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Same here. Nothing personal; however, I want a physician directing my care and I want a physician providing my
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    NRP certification online?

    GilaRRT replied to MommyandRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actually, the American Academy of Pediatrics is changing the way NRP will be completed. Everybody will have to do the online component and then have a period of time to find an instructor for skills...
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    What states have a prehospital RN scope of practice??

    GilaRRT replied to hopefullICUnurse77's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Challenge NREMT? I'm an RN, RRT and NREMT-I/85 and I've just been notified by the NREMT that I must take the entire NREMT exam over in addition to taking a transition class just to maintain AEMT...
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    Why can only nurses call the MD?

    GilaRRT replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry the RT sandbagged on you. I also wanted to clarify that RT's can have misconceptions about RN scope of practice. One thing I see frequently are RT's that believe nurses cannot look at a...
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    Why can only nurses call the MD?

    GilaRRT replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, in my area of the country a registered respiratory therapist is a licensed provider with a minimum of an associate degree just like a nurse. The RRT is in fact well within their scope to...
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    Why can only nurses call the MD?

    GilaRRT replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    In my area of the world RT's make respiratory related calls to providers. Nurses can as well, but we are often on the phone changing and clarifying orders or discussing pulmonary related issues. We...
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    online statistics course and excel

    GilaRRT replied to rosemay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Depends. Your course may have specific requirements and it's best to go to the source and find out exactly what you need. Another option if you are comfortable with math is to CLEP out of the entire...
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    GilaRRT replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    What about paramedics with degrees? EMS is heavily "male dominated" and even in areas where they are "licensed" and have degrees, they are woefully
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    GilaRRT replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps, you will learn a lesson from all this. Life isn't always fair by your standards and what some people consider "more responsibility" may differ from your personal definition. You can always...
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    Enough is enough- taking back our profession

    GilaRRT replied to forrester's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How about we focus on taking back nursing from ourselves? Many of our problems are
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    Ketamine during an emergent intubation

    GilaRRT replied to BelgianRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is an anamolus issue. Ketamine generally has a rapid onset of action. One thing to seriously consider is the fact that the medication was not given properly or for some reason did not make it...
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    NOW how does it feel???

    GilaRRT replied to JanetCCURN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unprofessional actions IMHO. You probably didn't solve anything. However, you very well may have exacerbated the original issue. If you end up having to go to a manager about his behaviour, you may...
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    Sedation and Hypotension

    GilaRRT replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency

    Identifying potential problems, issues with medications and other appreciating other considerations is good because you can implement knowledge gained into your future
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    Sedation and Hypotension

    GilaRRT replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency

    Another agree regarding the atracurium. I am a big fan of fentanyl in patients who are haemodynamically compromised. Also, another good consideration in some septic patients is ketamine. You can...
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    Who has more stess RT or RN?

    GilaRRT replied to samirish's topic in Health, Stress Management

    And HFOV? What about RT's who are on ECMO teams or a fire under 3 ATM's of pressure during a "dive?" While I agree RT is generally not as stressful, it's not nearly as simple as "bag