RRT/RN

That isn't really accurate for Orlando. I have worked for Orlando division since Jan 2005 and I was hired at a higher wage because I had RRT experience. I know they pay more if you have a BSN. Also, all current RN staff are getting a 5% across the...

Our hospital requires us to "Red Line" each chart at the end of each shift. We of course sign our orders off as they are written. We must verify that each of the orders has been entered into the computer. Our MAR is computerized, so as you are che...

When I worked as a resp therapist, I extubated conscious people all the time. We would wean them off the vent and take the tube out. Some times the pt and/or family would make a decision to withdraw life support to let the pt go peacefully and we w...

As a nurse on a med surg floor, we get many pain sufferers, questionably drug seekers. I agree that these patients have a problem, many of which started out as pain. Dilaudid seems to flow like water in our hospital, though. It just seems to me th...

Just curious about a few things. Have you talked to your nurse manager about this problem you are having? Where are your co-workers while you are struggling? Are you delegating? I had a hard time with the delegation until I learned what our tech...

Duoneb doesn't contain any steroid. It is albuterol and atrovent which are both bronchodilators. Has anyone ever heard of nebulizing lasix? We actually did this with one of our cancer patients and is was effective in relieving the air hunger. Not ...

Hi! I work in Altamonte if you want information on the hospital. I'd be happy to tell you about my job. I don't live in the Altamonte area--I live one county away, but any info you need I'd be happy to help...

Deland is VERY antiquted compared to other hospitals. Halifax is a little more progressive, then there are the hospitals in Orlando...I work in Altamonte (FL Hosp) but not L&D.

I am an RN at FL Hosp Altamonte and have worked there since January. I work on the same floor as the oncology unit (I work med surg), just down the hall. Starting pay for new grads is $17.81. I actually started at more than that because I have anot...

I live in Volusia County and work at Halifax, but not as a nurse. I work at Florida Hospital as an RN. Comparing the two, I would recommend Orlando over anything in Volusia County as far as pay goes. I also wouldn't recommend any of the Daytona Be...

SICK AND WRONG! :rotfl:

I love the names Olivia and Oliver. I thought better of naming my children with those names considering my last name is Oyler! They'd be called Olive Oyl for Heaven's sake! :rotfl:

As for the trach, it may or may not be an emergency depending on the acuity of the patient. If the patient can protect their airway and oxygenation, then simply covering the open stoma with a gauze dressing and calling the doctor to let him/her know...

You can also count resps the same time you listen to lung sounds or heart sounds. You've already go the steth to your ears. I listen for 15 seconds and multipy x4.

Lippincotts Review for NCLEX is an excellent resource. I highly recommend the CD rom that comes with it. The more of those NCLEX questions you do the more comfortable you will be. Good luck.

I graduated from the RRT/Paramedic bridge at DBCC May '04

I had my lap chole when my baby was five weeks old and went back to work a week later (as a resp therapist). I probably should have taken more time in retrospect, but I just didn't have the time off from work. After a week I felt like I was back t...

Not true that the oxygen would be dangerous. Not all COPD patients are sensitive to CO2, in fact, sometimes the few minutes of extra oxygen helps when the patient is SOB prior to treatment. We run our treatments on oxygen because that is the power ...

Florida Hospital website: http://www.flhosp.org :)

I started working for Florida Hospital in Janurary. They so far have been excellent to work for. I also work at Halifax in Daytona Beach and have worked there for 12 years. Comparing the two, I would have to say that the educational opportunities ...

You could try using Atrovent along with you albuterol inhaler/nebulizer. Using both seems to help a lot of people. You could also try 0.5mg Pulmicort via nebulizer (its an inhaled steroid). Have you had a pulmonary function test done? That would ...

I'd have to say this guy needs to go. Three nurses down or not, he's throwing everyone else under a bus every time he calls in or shows up late. I can't stand working with people who disrespect their coworkers (and their patients) in this way. Hir...

I agree this is a great thought, however, the downside is probably funding these programs, and having enough people interested in taking the classes. My RRT/Paramedic bridge started out with 10 people (in Central FL). Eight of those people commuted...

As an RRT/RN, I am a product of my local community college's first Paramedic/RRT to ADN bridge program. The paramedics that I went to school with all did very well (and all have passed NCLEX), but they had to learn to think like a nurse instead of a...

I am a resp therapist with over 12 years experience and have been working as a med surg RN since January. I voluntarily decided to work med/surg for a while before going to ICU, and boy am I glad I did. I miss working with vents and critical patien...