CHBRRT

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1. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Great thoughts GreyGull; however, I'm assuming that He means that the ventilator flows are so low, combined with such small exhaled Vt's makes it extremely difficult for EtCO2 monitors to sample from...

2. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Of course you must use other numbers, as well as looking at your patient when you do not have certain numbers. I'm not sure what you have for vents; however, the Servo-i is really spot on for EtCO2;...

3. Ventilator alarms

   CHBRRT replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

   great comments greygull, i think everyone is making this more complicated than it should be. first and foremost, always look at your patient. what are they doing, or not doing? how are their vs?...

4. Breast Milk Verification

   CHBRRT replied to CHBRRT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Yes we do as well; however, they threw this idea out there. Which was not recieved very

5. RT a good path towards becoming NICU RN?

   CHBRRT replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   greygull is correct in his/her overall point about not becoming an rt; however, is incorrect about many things in the post. the following is school specific, and i'm not knowledgeable about every...

6. Need input on a patient condition please.

   CHBRRT replied to NeoPediRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Sounds like an LP was warrented, but maybe not now because he is afebrial. I agree that it's not tracheitis as well, he is most likely colonized. This explains the + culture. Doesn't sound like it...

7. Breast Milk Verification

   CHBRRT posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am a Respiratory Therapist in a Boston NICU. Our NICU wanted to start utilizing RT's to verify breast milk prior to being administered to the patients. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts...

8. ECMO

   CHBRRT replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Only RRT's run ECMO at Children's Hosp. Boston. There is an RN taking care of that aspect and 1 RRT that is the ECMO specialist who runs the circuit as well as the vents (Vent, Hi-Fi, and