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  1. Question for the AW gods........

    > I inserted an
  2. Question for the AW gods........

    yes, it's also an rt's worst nightmare when anesthesia isn't in-house! lol! i was able to ventilate her unitl mda arrived, but it was close. we have done emergency bedside trachs (perhaps tracheal...
  3. Anyone a ACLS instructor?

    > Ever see Dana Carvey's grumpy old man character on SNL? ........"Back in my day"........LOL! I suppose you guys had to walk 20 miles uphill in the snow to get to the class, right!?! You're right...
  4. some younger male nurses.....

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  5. organ donation

    > Thanks david, in retrospect I observed long bone
  6. Code Blue

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  7. Air transport crew lost.....

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/08/copter.crash.ap/index.html >
  8. When to bring your rollerskates...

    The very first variable in the Alveolar - Air equation is the atmospheric barometric pressure. To me this says the weather and and surrounding meteorological conditions have everything to do with the...
  9. Working in The USA

    > We're all a bunch of cry babies as well.....................................oh wait. Good
  10. Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip

    > Aside from the initial problems with HR I did like working there. For a larger hospital it was a nice work environment, of course I don't work in the nursing dept. but everyone on the floors...
  11. Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip

    > I used to live on Sherman Ave. off Higbe lane. Where are you going to
  12. Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip

    Hello, I worked at Good Sam (per diem) before I left NY. I can tell you this, the HR dept. in that hospital is among the worst I've ever dealt with. They do not return calls or emails. It took 7 or 8...
  13. organ donation

    BTW - I'm not a
  14. organ donation

    Is an organ harvest performed on a live Pt? I've observed a few and the Pt's weren't brought to the OR until they
  15. EMT-Practitioner

    > The kind thats sitting at thier computer thinking; Hook line and
  16. Oxygen Therapy: Lung CA

    To the OP, remove the word "only" from your statement "I'm only an LPN", and replace it with "damned
  17. confused RN or RT?

    > I had 2 BSN's in my A.A.S. respiratory program, they both failed out. They said they were surprised at how challenging the curriculum was. (something to keep in mind while applying) I'm not...
  18. PA A.S. Degree V.s. RN A.S. Degree

    there was a thread a few weeks ago on this. i balked at the notion that there was a a.a.s. pa program. but someone posted a link to a program in california. here it...
  19. Say It Loud---Give Me What You Got!!!

    Passing out nebs, Like some sort of candy, Show some love to RT, We can be quite handy, Any sputum or secretions? Possibly not, Oh what the Hell, lets just call it snot, Called to the ED for a...
  20. Here's a question, Why don't students want to do their own homework anymore? I'm being sarcastic, not nasty! Really though, I googled your questions and answered them in about 10
  21. No more internet access

    > I agree, but if that happens, then no one is to blame but IT. There is PUH-LENTY of filter/firewall software. Why is it that IT is the only department that can manipulate the system to make thier...
  22. Asthma and Impaired Gas Exchange

    > Pt's will often hyperventilate because they are hypoxic (impaired exchange) CO2 is about 1000 times more diffusable than O2, so while the Pt may be hypoxic, ventilation may be occuring normaly....
  23. RRT need some advices to be RN

    Here's some advice; get some experience. Yes, an RT background will most certainly help with NS, but do you honestly think getting into ANY nursing program is going to be "quick and easy"?!?! You are...
  24. Rain-out in Humdifiers

    > What temp is the heater set at? Are the circuits heated as well? Most likely they are, setting the heater itself a degree or two lower than the circuit will significantly decrease condensation in...