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I forgot to mention in my above post that when I worked in the ER I wanted to say many times "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part"

How many times have I wanted to say "I am your nurse. I am here to save your butt not kiss it!!!

WntrMute2: No problem, I completely understand! I should have been more clear in my question initially, and I should have stated why I was asking the question. lsucrna04: Thanks for that additional information! It is very interesting. Thanks to all of you, because the next time I teach the airway station at an ACLS class I will feel very prepared!!!

Thank you so much Passin' Gas! Your posting answered my question and I am very grateful. These types of questions come up when I teach ACLS, and I wanted to make sure that I have the correct information to provide to the participants.

Thanks yoga CRNA! We must have been posting at the same time and I did not see your response until after I posted.

Unfortunately it is not a joke. I was told something awhile ago that it had an additional purpose unrelated to ventilating the lungs, but I cannot remember what I was told. This subject has come up recently, and I could not find any references. Perhaps the person that told me this was just pulling my leg and I fell for it, but whatever it was seemed to make sense at the time. I am sorry I posted this seemingly ridiculous question

Is the primary purpose of the Murphy's eye on the ETT to ventilate the right lung, or is there a more arcane purpose for it? Thanks in advance!!

Hello everyone! I was looking at a uniform catalog that I just recieved, and it had fluid resistant scrubs. It indicated that if spashed with blood, the blood would just roll off of the scrubs and not penetrate into the scrubs and reach your skin. Does anybody have any experience with any type of fluid resistant scrubs? If so, does the fluid resistance last after washing? Any thoughts and advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I live in a small town near Santa Fe. I do not know much about Albuquerque hospitals, but there have been some other posts that talk about them. Santa Fe is great if you like arts and cultural events. There is also good skiing and outdoor activites such as hiking, horsebackriding, and mountain biking. I am not able to post images of NM in this forum because I do not see an image icon, but I will try to post images in the Break Room

Has anybody taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like? Thanks!

Has anyone taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like? Thanks in advance!

Traumanurse: Thank you so much for your response! Your answers are very helpful. Human resources called me back today and gave me the name and number for the manager in the Medical/Cardiac ICU for me to follow up with. I might PM you later as I pursue this. My avatar is a picture of the Rio Grande somewhere near Taos.

Hello! I am interested in looking into a casual pool status at UNMH. I left a message with a recruiter and am still waiting a call back. The main questions that I have are the following: 1. Is there a minimum number of hours a casual pool RN would need to work per week, schedule, or month? 2. Can a per diem RN choose which department/unit to work in, or would the nurse be expected to cover anywhere they were needed? 3. Is the unit orientation different for a casual pool RN compared to a full time RN? 4. Is there anything that you think I should know about casual pool status that I may not get from human resources? If anyone has any insight into these questions, I would really appreciate it! Thank you in advance!

I would also be interested to know about your code team/response. If you went to the code on your own and were not part of the designated team, your coworkers have a point but could have been more professional about it. If you were part of the code team, then I suspect that your coworkers should have inquired about the status of the code before requesting your return to the unit. This reminds me of a case I read about awhile ago, where the charge nurse in the ICU of a small hospital was required to attend every code. One day there was a code and the ICU nurse left the unit to attend the code. The ICU was very busy and nobody was able to watch her patient who bled out and died while she was gone. After an investigation, the nurse was charged with patient abandonment because according to the Nurse Practice Act in her state (I cannot remember the state) she had a duty to her ICU patient and not to the coding patient. If I remember correctly she lost her license.

Do you know if there is any way to find out if somebody used my internet connection by tapping into my wireless router? I guess I should contant my ISP to see if they know. It seems like the crooks are always one step ahead of everyone else unforturnately. If banks are sending out information unsecured, then I guess nobody is safe. Very scary indeed!

I could not agree with Tweety more!

WyomingRN: I am so grateful to you for posting this!!!! I have a wireless router and thought it was safe because I have Norton Internet Security, but I was unaware of the encryption issue. The user manual for my router said it had encryption but I did not know how to check to see if mine was active. I called tech support and they walked me through it step by step, and now I am encrypted!!! I feel sick to my stomach thinking I was safe with Norton Internet Security, and now I realize that I might be a victim of a hacker. Thank you again so very much for your post!

I have a problem sometimes when people try to compare other disciplines to nursing. For example, I can pick up the slack for housekeeping by emptying trash but housekeeping cannot pick up the slack for me by helping my patient to the bathroom. I can pick up the slack for respiratory by changing tape on the ET tube or giving a neb treatment, but respiratory cannot pick up the slack for me by changing a central line dressing. I can pick up the slack for physical therapy by ambulating the patient, but physical therapy cannot pick up the slack for me by educating the patient on drug interactions. I know these examples are very simplistic, but the point I am trying to make is that nurses are constantly expected to pick up the slack for everybody else, but the favor is seldom returned (at least in my experience) If there is a problem with housekeeping being able to perform their functions, then the problem is either with the individuals doing the housekeeping or poor staffing of the department. How can either of these problems be addressed properly if we continue to be expected to pick up the slack?

I think this can set a bad precedent. Nurses are always picking up the slack for other departments. If I am always doing somebody else's job, how can I do my own well? Either housekeeping is too busy or the workers are not working hard enough. Either way the problem needs to be addressed. I have noticed that sometimes the more slack I pick up, the more slack I am expected to pick up which can be enabling to workers in other departments who have a challenged work ethic. If a housekeeper says "If I don't get there soon the nurse will do it, so I can take a longer lunch break", then I would be making the problem worse not better by cleaning the bed myself. I am not saying that this is always the case, but it deserves consideration. I remember the saying "Do something once as a favor and it becomes part of your job"

Ditto to everything Rusty said! Many nurses I work with work for agencies or travelling companies. Perhaps working as a traveler will be a good opportunity to see if New Mexico is for you?

I live in Northern New Mexico and love it! I enjoy the vast amount of undeveloped land, the low humidity, and the outdoor activities. There are several hospitals to choose from in Albuquerque, but I don't know too much about any of them. If you haven't already, check out some of the other postings in this forum that talk about hospitals in Albuquerque. There is 1 hospital in Santa Fe and 1 in Taos that I am aware of. If I can figure out how to post images, I will post some pictures I have showing the beauty of New Mexico.

The best thing I enjoy about New Mexico is the amount of undeveloped land. I live in Northern New Mexico not far from the Sangre de Cristo mountains, and love the scenery! I think the entire state has about 1 million people. Albuquerque I believe is the largest city but I don't know how many people live there. There are several hospitals in Albuquerque to choose from as another post has stated, there is 1 hospital in Santa Fe, and at least 1 hospital in Taos that I am aware of.