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    Generic name for vitals machine?

    Asystole RN replied to WalterWho's topic in General Nursing

    Rosie was a brand of vitals
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    Generic name for vitals machine?

    Asystole RN replied to WalterWho's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity did you witness that first hand? I have heard variations of that story in every single place I have worked and have never heard of anyone having first hand knowledge. I am starting to...
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    St Lukes Medical Center? Yay or Nay?

    Asystole RN replied to starmickey03's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've been there before and the facilities are old but seem to run well. Most of my coworkers have worked there at one time or another and almost all of them have nice things to say. I do not have any...
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    PICC Line Protocols

    Asystole RN replied to sdixon22's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    What do you mean by "PICC line tubing?" Are you referring to the actual PICC or the IV administration set used with a PICC? If you are referring to the actual PICC then you need to consult your...
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    JCAHO Requirement

    Asystole RN replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    In every nursing and hospital I have worked in each patient who needed a pill splitter and/or crusher had their own. The incredidle price of $5.99 per splitter nearly bankrupted
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    Facebook complaints from Patients

    Asystole RN replied to nursefor'ire's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1) How do you know the patient is complaining? You are not stalking your patients online are you? 2) See your state's statutes relating to libel. 3) Read the HIPAA
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    AC IV starts

    Asystole RN replied to LetItBe_12's topic in Medical-Surgical

    By referring to the "AC" keep in mind that there are actually several vessels there and many times, is not the largest vessel, just a shallow larger vessel. Vessel variation in patients can be...
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    Scottsdale Healthcare And J. C. Lincoln Merging

    Asystole RN replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Dignity is locking up the South and flanking Banner with Mercy and St. Joes Westgate. We're making a Banner sandwich. I think the merger will be good for the valley. Although diversity provides...
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    Asystole RN replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would agree that we appear to be a full profession from the outside but having a uniformed basic level of education, controlled by the profession, for entry into the profession is a pillar of what a...
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    Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Asystole RN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Banner Health is a big advocate for vascular access RTs, do you know if they as a system have stopped billing? What about productivity? I may be wrong but there are now multiple hospital systems...
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    IV Therapy Certification??

    Asystole RN replied to Wokini1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    An IV Therapy Certification would be the CRNI, Certified Registered Nurse Infusion, the only nationally accredited infusion therapy certification. I am willing to bet the "IV therapry certification"...
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    Laerdal Virtual IV

    Asystole RN replied to UTVOL3's topic in General Nursing

    Looks....expensive. Edit: GOOD GOD! $16,000 for that gadget. Hell, a Bard PreVue ultrasound is $4,000 and would go a looong way to improving vascular access for a facility. You could even buy herd of...
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    Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Asystole RN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I was speaking to one of our manufacturing reps about RTs placing lines and one of the big reasons why they are being permitted to place lines in so many facilities is the fact that they can bill for...
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    Was picc line damage or ???????

    Asystole RN replied to ivbear's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We almost exclusively place power injectable PICCs for inpatients. The extremity that has a PICC placed should not be used for any blood pressure monitoring nor venipunctures of any kind for any...
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    Asystole RN replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The nursing "profession" is not even considered a "true profession" simply because we have not taken control of our educational standards. We are getting better but until our profession sits down and...
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    Asystole RN replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Because encouraging MSNs is the equivalent to wanting BSNs out of the
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    Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    Asystole RN replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do not understand why there is so much resistance to simply ENCOURAGING professional nurses to increase their education? Is it mandatory? NO Do they reimburse tuition? YES Why does every get so...
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    Port A Cath access change frequency

    Asystole RN replied to LBelden's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Infusion Nurses Society Standards of Practice 2011 Standard 39 Implanted Vascular Access Ports F. When using an implanted vascular access port for continous infusions, there is insifficient evidence...
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    Can I test for my LPN while in a RN Program

    Asystole RN replied to cyubeta's topic in General Students

    Yes you can earn your LPN license while in school but you need to check your school first to see which block you have to finish in order to do so and check here
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    Davis's Lab Handbook Rant

    Asystole RN replied to zephyr9's topic in General Nursing

    Just wait until you discover that different labs/hospitals have different definitions for the above labs, not to mention different
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    What exactly is ambulatory RN?

    Asystole RN replied to Niki_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    ATU-Outpatient services An ATU can be many things from an infusion center to an outpatient radiology unit to an outpatient endoscopy unit. ATU is an outpatient slush
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    need help...starting an iv/picc team

    Asystole RN replied to alex rnCcrnCmcCsc's topic in General Nursing

    Bard Access or Teleflex will help you setting up both PICC teams AND IV teams. The Infusion Nurses Society and the Association for Vascular Access are also great resources. INS sells kits to help you...
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    Picc team/IV team management/ operations

    Asystole RN replied to 12jeannemb's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I work in a 250 bed community hospital and our vascular access team in composed of 6 vascular access nurses. We all are based out of ATU (outpatient infusion) and work placing lines 1-2 days a week...
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    Education of nurses

    Asystole RN replied to PCU_RN9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know at my facility a BS will count but not a
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    Has anyone used a power picc?

    Asystole RN replied to RABBT's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Why are you flushing with so much volume? The Power PICC IFU suggested flush is 10mL in a 10mL bore syringe for an adult PICC line BUT the INS Standard is a minimum of twice the internal volume of the...