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  1. Nursing and height

    bobnurse replied to twinkle's topic in General Nursing

    nurses come in all shapes and sizes.........You'll be

  2. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    appears to be a lot of success stories with nurses dating

  3. New ACLS and BLS Tests are OUt

    bobnurse posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Make sure your studying from the updated ACLS and BLS textbooks....... I just looked at them.....Not a whole lot to them...A few more stroke questions, a few less MI questions. There are now two...

  4. Debriefing after a code?

    bobnurse replied to Gigglesforall's topic in General Nursing

    Hi We do a debriefing after every code. We do this as an educational experience as well as emotional one. We talk about what went well in the code, things that could of been better, and supply or...

  5. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

    bobnurse replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We've been using positive pressure valves on peripheral to central lines for about 5 years now. Like i said, we started with the posiflow by BD for the first 2 years, then switched to the Braun...

  6. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

    bobnurse replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We havent seen any

  7. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

    bobnurse replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We use them on everything.........And if you look at the different brands out there, they arent much different in cost... We started with the BD Posiflow.....and found the the ultrasite by braun was...

  8. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    bobnurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    This is why i will be making a video of my wishes in my own words. i will give a copy to the kids, parents, and attorney. SO there is no mis-interpretation. Even living wills can be contested. Its...

  9. PICC line in school

    bobnurse replied to jrs66's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well blood wont be "sprayed", its in a vein, not an artery. If it becomes disloged "pulled out", just put pressure to the site, ensure the catheter is intact. You probably wont know it, so keep the...

  10. picc certification

    bobnurse replied to panurse101's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Call Bard Medical....They make the groshong PICCS.....They do classes all over....You could probably host a class for them and they'll do it for free.....Especially if you use bard

  11. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can find love in strange

  12. My first code

    bobnurse replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    coding a dnr patient can be seen as an assault..although your pretty much in the clear, the others im not so sure

  13. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Im sure theres more to the scenario then we are getting.......The energy setting is wrong as well......You'd start with 100 joules (cardioversion).....So something must be

  14. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Its becoming more popular.....Its in the BLS for HCP student textbook. You get better cardiac output with the alternating chest and abdominal

  15. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    About an ACLS RN being allowed to take prehospital certifications just because they are ACLS........I responded to a direct

  16. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Also

  17. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    The post is in regards to defibrillating VF/VT. Someone posted 200 joules as the initial defib setting. That is incorrect for biphasic defibrillators. So my post is relevant to this

  18. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    There is so much more to being a medic than cardiopulmonary arrest. Thats just a small part of it. And to become prehospital certified after ACLS? What does ACLS have to do with pre-hospital...

  19. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Just pointing out the

  20. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    I think i'll have to break down and agree with

  21. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Tulsa has a 27% survival

  22. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    bobnurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Thats shock 200 monophasic... 200-300-360 monophasic 120-150-200

  23. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Being an ACLS Instructor.........Thats not at the top of my list. I know for a fact that most of the ACLS "certified" nurses couldnt pass a megacode 3 months out. I know nurses who've been ACLS for...

  24. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Never said that. I posted that many hospitals do not require all their ICU nurses to be ACLS...That they have a code team that responds. The nurses provide BLS support until the code team arrives....

  25. Acls

    bobnurse replied to pani's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It sounds like you havent taken a CPR course lately. You learn to open the airway in BLS courses, both jaw thrust and head tilt. Combitube and LMA, and other airway adjuncts are an Advanced airway...