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Had migraines for as long as I could remember in the order of about 2 a week- Because I am medical I felt that they could only dealt c -c drugs WRONG!!! G.P. recomended Chiropractor but I went ...after 32 yrs of excruciating pain-puke-dark-no nois...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Maria: A perfect,clear ,concise and encouraging answer. NRSDUG :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am a Nurse and an R.T and the same thing happened to me.I was Nursing on a Surgical ward, when I was approaced by the Cheif R.T to come and work for him.It was the greatest move that I ever made. The...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a 26 yr veteren in Respiratory Therapy,I will try to help. Can you take learn on the job training,and do you know what is involved? or do you want to take the 2-3 yr course,it's not a walk in the par...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am not exactly sure what you are asking,but as an R.T I will try to help....... DO NOTs--ignore monitor alarms, yet don't rely on the machine and ignore the patients appearance.2) interfear with a car...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You should have seen your DR. after week one.But my opinion as an R.T is that your trachea has been irritated,could be viral or bacterial,only a throat swab will tell you for sure.In the mean time lo...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes P.E.E.P @ 5 to 15 cm.H2O pressure.Now I don't know about books as mine are outdated BUT I have a lot of experience.One way of finding out what settings are appropriate for a patient,look at the DRs...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venti Mask is the right answer BUT the WHY is more important than the WHAT C O P D rs walk around with a very love Pa O2 level and Saturation.Now if you give a C O P Dr and O2% higher than say 28% th...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is there another school of nursing near you that wil consider all of the issues at a tribunal where justice is measures hopefully unbiastly as it should be. If you really ...

Sats will give you only that=the amount of oxygen on the R.B.C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.B.G's will give you a lot more critical info. eg. PaO2-PaCO2-NAHCO3-SAT's Will tell if there is a compensator...

If not -why not,so I'm asking why so many defib's? instead of precordial thump Question

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: What ever happened to Precordial thump on vt pts? How many jules were used 8 or 9 times how big a patient M/F? Someone please send me an answe...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes I was camp nurse one summer.There are many unforseen factors involved. Be carefull now think on this long and hard please How many children will you be overseeing?from po...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am truly sorry for your loss.You know that we are not our own,Mom's, Dad's, brother's, sister's belong to God. He lends them to us to care for as babies and for the rest of...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- God has always had a plan for your life and it looks like Nuirsing is it. Just remember from your past lesson that this is not a walk in the park. In order to give good pa...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow what an impressive resume' anyone should be glad to snatch you up? But the Question that hit ,me right off was WHY WOULD YOU BOTHER? You have paid your dues.Now I can ...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you Older Nurse I await your letter as to how you kicked butt and sued sucessfilluy. Don't let this die,as yopu perhaps are setting a precedence for other abused Nurs...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- No it is for obstructive lung =emphsema restrictive ling disease=asthma varoius heart condition especially where thr L ventrical has been compromised also a must for patie...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------You did the right thing and the supervisor should have tried to get you more help,but it seem that someone micturated in her cereal that morning. Don't sweat it just do wh...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like you have your prioritiesin order.The fact that you worked in a Nursing home gives you a one up on green students.During the course or after you graduate,you may f...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I graduated from the rpn course in 1973 can you believe it? We had good teachers and good hands on c the patients from the get-go. yes the course is intense over a 9 month...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Is n p p b the same as Canada's counterpart I p p b if so I can help..... Intermitant positive pressure breathing? I have first hand knowledge of tis rx but I need the 2 sets...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I remember those old spatoons c cardboard inside and a little sawdust? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't have to tell you ...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Nurse: Check the color of that frothy gurgling stuff --sounds like it may be Pulmonary edema!!!! the charge nurse should know and said nurse should inform attending Doct...