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1. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   damrcngrl95 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thank you. I had heard of the term Cadillac tax, but had never taken the time to understand what it means in context. This makes the original post clearer

2. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   damrcngrl95 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Maybe I have read this wrong, but this post doesn't make sense to me. How would a company suffer a "Cadillac tax" for offering better insurance coverage at lower prices? The whole idea of the ACA...

3. Why would a patients respiratory rate be set at 28 on a mechanical ventilator?

   damrcngrl95 replied to Regina518's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I wanted to clarify that I mean respiratory rate and not

4. Why would a patients respiratory rate be set at 28 on a mechanical ventilator?

   damrcngrl95 replied to Regina518's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   You can bring down high CO2s with higher volumes, increased respiratory rate, and longer expiratory times. If the patient is maxed out on volume then the next step would be to adjust respiratory...

5. New nurse, feeling discouraged. Please help!

   damrcngrl95 replied to ♡♡RN♡&#9's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm in the same boat as you. I have been working for a month. Each week I get a little faster, my charting gets a little better and I feel like I'm handling things a little better. I made some of...

6. Word crimes! (No txtng)

   damrcngrl95 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I saw this video the other day and instantly thought of AllNurses.

7. Thinking of switchin to RT

   damrcngrl95 replied to Wutermelon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   No matter what field you choose to go into please do your research for the area you plan to work in. RNs have a lot more areas that they can work in. They may start off at close to the same pay as...

8. Acetylcysteine

   damrcngrl95 replied to MedTrans68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Ok. My dealings with mucomyst has been purely nebulized treatments. That is good to know in the future.

9. Acetylcysteine

   damrcngrl95 replied to MedTrans68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   One more question.... Was it a nebulized treatment or orally

10. Acetylcysteine

    damrcngrl95 replied to MedTrans68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lack of a good cough reflex is not a contraindication nor an absolute contraindication. For mucomyst, it is recommended that suction be available to maintain the air away. The only recommendations...

11. Acetylcysteine

    damrcngrl95 replied to MedTrans68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My son used mucomyst when he was a baby. My understanding of the drug was that it breaks down the disulfide bonds making the mucus very watery and easier to cough up. If the patient doesn't have a...

12. Hospital will not hire smokers

    damrcngrl95 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's actually worse than that. The person doesn't have to be a heavy smoker at all to cause them to have an asthma attack. Just having the small hint has been enough at times in their lives. If...

13. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    Yes. There is talk in Texas of delicensing. There are several great sites my favorite is Respiratory Therapy Cave. Do a search and you will find his blog as well as other helpful sites to go on. He...

14. Hospital will not hire smokers

    damrcngrl95 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My boys are very sensitive to smoke. It even being on someone's clothes has caused an asthma attack. I would hate for one of them to be in the hospital and someone taking care of them smokes. It...

15. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    damrcngrl95 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One of the wonderful things about living in this country is that we are allowed to have our own opinions about things. This topic has been a very educational topic that I hope we will continue to...