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  1. CPR Question

    mommatrauma replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, BVM is a BLS skill...EMTs are taught the proper use in the field...As long as you have a proper seal and bag properly...I see no problem with a CNA bagging. An extra pair of hands is always...

  2. suggestions on a EKG BOOK!

    mommatrauma replied to janetrette's topic in Emergency

    Dubin's...I love it...Its like EKGs for dummies...It makes it easy to understand...It was my bible my first few years in telemetry...good

  3. comfy shoes

    mommatrauma replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!! The best nursing shoe I have ever worn when it comes to being on my

  4. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    mommatrauma replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    Its that close mindedness that keeps nurses separated....not the opinions people may have and just because they are different opinions, does not make it bickering...we all start somewhere...the idea...

  5. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    mommatrauma replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    I have worked in quite a few hospitals, I have worked in med/surg, tele, I was an oncology nurse, and I worked in ICU for a short stint...and I never have seen in any hospital I have ever worked in a...

  6. Anyone an RN-EMT?

    mommatrauma replied to mom2three's topic in Emergency

    My PHRN course required me to take the EMT practical, but not their written test. I function as an ALS provider, so being an EMT would be

  7. CPR Question

    mommatrauma replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Per the AHA 2000 guidelines and ILCOR recommendations (International Liaison Committee on cardiac resuscitation) : Compressions to Ventilations Ratio Current literature suggests that several...

  8. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    mommatrauma replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    It was in response to someone elses post...It had to do with number of patients you take care of...Although most units and floors move their patients out to make room for new ones....we don't...when...

  9. Nurse Tech doing triage........

    mommatrauma replied to dazzle256's topic in Emergency

    Our registration people sit behind bullet proof glass, because they have money because of co-pays and what not so it posed a higher risk....we only do computerized charting in triage, we are slated to...

  10. Nurse Tech doing triage........

    mommatrauma replied to dazzle256's topic in Emergency

    You walk into our ER...you meet our security guard..he directs you to the triage waiting area...which consists of approx 25 chairs set up in 4 rows...there are then 2 cubicles in front of where these...

  11. Chest Tubes

    mommatrauma replied to DustinRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Strong work Mark...very

  12. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    mommatrauma replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    Just curious though...do any of your patients have to sit in the hallway the entire time they are getting cared for? Mine

  13. Process of Cardiac Nrsg.....

    mommatrauma replied to xokelly2's topic in Cardiac

    Good call Angie...Its a nice review even for seasoned

  14. Nimodipine shortage

    mommatrauma replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Nimodipine Capsules Strength: 30 mg Comment: Bayer has very limited emergency supplies of Nimotop capsules. The company recommends contacting wholesalers for product or an emergency drop shipment....

  15. 16G or 18G for IV access?

    mommatrauma replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use 16 and 14 for level 1 and level 2 trauma, unstable MI or GI bleed...everyone

  16. Self Triage

    mommatrauma replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    Chip, thanks for the emtala lesson... ... 13. Can the hospital inquire about the patient's ability to pay? Yes, but timing is everything. The statute does not prohibit an inquiry into availability of...

  17. Self Triage

    mommatrauma replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    Chip, I see what you are saying but after reading the EMTALA laws and a few case studies...it seems its not that cut and dry...Its not so much what type of insurance its more of the managed care...

  18. Nursing School

    mommatrauma replied to ResaO's topic in Emergency

    I agree...and as a matter of fact, I remember a women who was in my nursing class....she was a mom of 4 and was pregnant with her 5th when we started our 2nd semester of our first year(2 year...

  19. what steps do I need to take to become a flight nurse??

    mommatrauma replied to nursejennie76's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Depends on where you live...we have PHRN's aka Health Providers...who function as equals to paramedics on the street...and can work in flight service as a nurse without having to do the full paramedic...

  20. fantacy football team?

    mommatrauma replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    In the perfect ER in my head...we give out valium samples in the waiting room...pregnant vag bleeders do their own pelvics...no visitors...everyone helps everyone...and "It's not my job" is unheard...

  21. Feelings of "dipping" in my heart....

    mommatrauma replied to J Lynn's topic in Cardiac

    How about, stop self treating and go SEE a doctor and let them examine you and determine what tests you may need...colds are one thing..heart issues are another ball game...nurses are the worst...

  22. Self Triage

    mommatrauma replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    RJ, I don't see it as an emtala violation, they are still getting a medical screening...and when he says shows them directions to their Ft area...I don't think it means leaving the hospital and going...

  23. Nurse Tech doing triage........

    mommatrauma replied to dazzle256's topic in Emergency

    Our techs do name, birthday, cc, and vitals...that's it...the nurse still sees the patient in triage...they just speed up the

  24. ER violence

    mommatrauma replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    We actually have a mandatory attendance program at my hospital, it's called "Handle with Care"...We are taught how to physically manage aggressive patients...how to safely take down people that are 5...

  25. restarting prehospital IV's

    mommatrauma replied to JillR's topic in Emergency

    I don't think it is so much about the person who started it as it is the environment it was started in...as you mentioned...dirty houses...etc...Where I used to work the policy was change it after 24...