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Since nursing no longer has a unifed source of identification (no white hats, no white uniform dresses etc), a pin may be the only remaining vestige of our traditions. While I do not wear my nursing school pin daily, it is a reminder to me of nursing background, traditions, and honor as an nurse. I hate to see anyone give up our nursing traditions. We need to continue to honor our nursing "ancestors", and the pin is one way we have to accomplish this. Also, considering the cost we have spent to attain a nursing degree, $115 is chump change.

I am currently a RRT RN based in our intensive care unit. We have a dedicated RRT RN 6 days/week, and the charge nurse is the RRT RN at night. When not on a call, we function in the ICU helping with procedures, breaking for lunches, admitting patients, mentoring novice ICU RN's, assisting with the most critical patients, etc. We also follow up on patients who have need RRT services but not transfer to critical care. Does anyone have experience with RRT teams not based in critical care, as well as the composition of those teams? There is currently a proposal to remove our RRT from the ICU, and staffing us out of our float pool. I am looking for any info or opinions on RRT that are not based in critical care. I know my concerns, but so far, administration has not seen fit to speak to us about it. Thanks for any help!

Have them sign the refusal of blood products form, and just do what you can do! We have a situation currently where a trauma pt was bleeding to death and family refused blood for religious reasons (we suspected the pt would not agree with them). She's still alive, continues to be critically ill with low H&H, but not able to communicate her wishes.

I would suspect the tube has slipped out slightly and one of the holes is partially exposed or close to the skin and "sucking" air.