Gingercat

I think worse than not using a filter needle is using one incorrectly. I found a syringe with the filter needle still attached that had been used to transfer a medication from a glass ampule to a bag of NS. I brought it up but was told it is not that big a deal. That nurse has a couple of decades of nursing experience. If the med was needed for an emergency then I get that, but this was just a routine med for the patient. These sort of things make it tough as a new RN.

It not just about the chest pain, for MI, although it is a significant symptom. A good 12 lead, troponin levels and the best history you can extract from the patient will give a better picture. And some times its not chest pain at all. We had a woman who came in with abosolutely no chest pain, but the worst ULQ "stomach" pain. turned out to be her presentation for a MI in her RCA. It really was different! Glad she didnt get a GI cocktail.