emt2rn82

emt2rn82

Critical Care; LTC

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About emt2rn82

emt2rn82 specializes in Critical Care; LTC.


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  1. Pediatric Stethascope

    It's the same scope, I second the Allheart.com
  2. Need a really specific watch...

    The only watch I wear is a fossil, have many different ones but they have wide bands, a second hand, and keep
  3. Feeling worn out all the time

    That happened to me as well with the 12 hour shifts. Granted you get 4 days off a week, i found myself sleeping most of it away, and not having energy to do anything else. I changed to 8 hour shift...
  4. BCLS training

    Shouldn't be anything new, BCLS= BLS CPR. You should be
  5. Continuing Nursing Education (CEU)

    if you are licensed in PA, go here http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_159698_742027_0_0_18/FAQ%20RNce.pdf this has all the information and what is approved. Hope this...
  6. Miralax & thickened liquids

    I have found if I dissolve the miralax first like 5 minutes before I add the thickening agent the thickener after the miralax is totally dissolved. It is thick and not too chunky atleast tolerable....
  7. The soft diaphrams are use alone, they fit over the chest piece. I have had better experience with the hard diaphrams. I hear like an echo effect with the soft ones. The hard diaphram is louder than...
  8. How much is too much?

    6-8 patients isn't bad for night shift on med-surg, the hospital where i came from staffs one nurse 8-10 patients on nights. the charting is very redundant. Hang in there. You'll be able to streamline...
  9. Taking BP's - Use Diaphragm or Bell?

    I always use the bell for blood pressures, for me any ways I can hear a faint blood pressure almost all of the time. the bell never failed me
  10. CPR

    American heart Association allows you to take the theory portion of the class on the internet but your skills must be verified by an Instructor, I know in my area the only CPR that most healthcare...
  11. Blood pressures

    In my institution if we have stable blood pressures we do them weekly. If a resident isn't on any blood pressure medicine we do them monthly. If the blood pressures aren't stable then we keep the hold...
  12. Any ESFJ's out there...

    I'm ENFJ, I'm in LTC, Pre-hospital, Cardiac Critical Care. Alittle of everything I guess.
  13. Need Help

    You also might want to look at the CMS center for medicare/medicaid they have information about staffing levels in every nursing home. Also look at the department of health website for information....
  14. how do I know which one to get???

    Actually I found that Kila Lab stethoscope are a real close second to the littman cardiology III and for 29 dollars. I just bought one this month and I like it but everyone ears are different. I got...
  15. Is nursing REALLY for you?

    I find nursing is where I belong, It is just taken awhile for me to find my niche in nursing. Started off in the hospital setting bounced around unit after unit never truely happy in that atmosphere....