Hi. I am a critical care nurse. I am interested in joining the army reserves. I met with a recruiter this week who said they are currently offering no benefits to nurses. On the website it says...
Just to play devil's advocate here but if you are trained to do something and don't, doesn't that open you up to possible litigation? The patient or family can say you could have done more to save...
Ok thanks! I know its way outside my scope of practice for now. Do you happen to know NJ policy for those situations. I know the emphasis is on BVM ventilation and good CPR, but I am curious as to...
Hi! I was curious as to the rules pertaining to nurses and utilizing advanced airways. Say its a busy night and you have no backup and your patient is coding. Are you allowed to use endotracheal...
Hi! I am normally not a big fan of online classes but I loved the ACLS heartcode online. I did my recert with it this year and found it to be very useful. After completing ten cases and the written...
Hi! I got my bachelors in psychology and am currently in a 2nd degree BSN program. I took a lot of science classes at a community college over the years and was trying to see how close I am to being...
jedi88 replied to ~Transplant Nurse~'s topic in Emergency
EMT cannot give Haldol. The only medications EMT-B are allowed to administer or assist with are oxygen, nitro, epi-pen, albuterol inhaler, activated charcoal, and oral glucose. I am not sure if...